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23 October 2007

Healthcare booths go on trial in Scotland

Patients in Scotland will be able to get treatments in specialised health booths, as part of a new collaboration between
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4 October 2007

Data centre failure left practices without SystmOne

A fault at a BT-run data centre left GP practices using TPP’s SystmOne experiencing performance problems with their system for
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24 August 2007

BNF for mobile devices launched

Britain’s best-known medicines guide, the British National Formulary, is now available especially configured to be used on a range of
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19 July 2007

Greater Manchester extends telemedicine ECG service

The Greater Manchester and Cheshire Cardiac Network have successfully piloted a new telemedicine ECG service from Broomwell HealthWatch to provide
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13 July 2007

Encouraging results from 2D barcoded scripts in Wales

A community pharmacy and GP practice in west Wales are testing the use of 2D barcoded prescriptions for use in
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10 July 2007

Safety technology needed to protect nurses, says RCN

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is calling for the NHS to fund mobile devices to enable community nurses working alone
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25 May 2007

Cardiac telemedicine could save NHS £46m says report

A pilot of cardiac telemedicine services in Cumbria and Lancashire has concluded that if introduced nationally the technology could save
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24 May 2007

£12m awarded to three home telecare sites

Teams in Kent, Newham and Cornwall have been awarded £12m to look at how best home telecare can be implemented.
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9 May 2007

Consumer is king in wireless health

More consumer-driven wireless developments are on the horizon as mobile technology enjoys wider adoption in healthcare.
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30 April 2007

Mobile phone that monitors health developed

A mobile phone that will measure patients’ vital signs and will deliver the results straight to GPs is being developed
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