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11 August 2004

Web-based dermatology system installed in Kent

Medway NHS Trust, in Kent, have installed a new internet-based teledermatology system that allows doctors in remote locations to make
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23 June 2004

Combative Granger defends speed of IT reform

Richard Granger, Director General of NHS IT, has hit back at critics of his approach to implementing the national programme,
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22 June 2004

Radical Steps highlights serious concerns about NPfIT

The National Programme for IT is still failing to communicate what it will deliver, when it will deliver, and what
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15 June 2004

WAP can be used for reporting symptoms, study finds

Italian researchers have shown that aftercare and patient communication might be improved if patients are asked to fill in daily questionnaires using
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17 May 2004

GP systems need to improve safety features, says NPSA

The safety features of computing systems currently in use in about three quarters of UK general practices have clinically important
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6 May 2004

NPfIT urged to show confidence in NHS staff

A call for leaders of the National Programme for IT to demonstrate confidence in the capabilities and professionalism of NHS
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4 March 2004

Parliamentary briefing paper sets out challenges for NPfIT

A new parliamentary briefing paper on the National Programme for IT has highlighted stakeholder involvement, communications, "imposing change on a
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29 January 2004

EMIS dispute heats up

The dispute between EMIS and the National Programme for IT became increasingly heated this week with the EMIS National User
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22 January 2004

EMIS refuses to sign-up with LSPs

EMIS the largest supplier of GP systems in the UK has announced that it will not sign contracts in their
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