Efficiency

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3 April 2006

Kiosks have potential for patient feedback

Interactive technology kiosks have the potential to provide healthcare professionals with reliable and valid daily feedback on the quality of
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24 March 2006

NHS IT spending lags behind Wanless targets

Forecasts from trade association, Intellect, suggest that NHS spending on IT in England is likely to undershoot significantly the figure
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23 March 2006

CfH stuck ‘addressing yesterday’s problems’

A leading health economist and advisor on public expenditure to the Commons Health Select Committee, has called for a radical
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10 March 2006

Interactive patient kiosks offer real-time feedback

A new study has concluded that interactive patient information kiosks can provide healthcare professionals with reliable and timely feedback on
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7 March 2006

Brother releases new printers with multiple trays

Brother has announced new models of printers aimed specifically for primary care that now feature both prescription printing trays and additional
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28 February 2006

NHS 24 cuts numbers of ‘call-backs’

Scotland’s health advice helpline NHS 24 has reduced the percentage of ‘call-backs’ to patients to less than 20% from a
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17 January 2006

PCT reorganisation unsettles IT community

The NHS IT community has echoed the House of Commons health select committee’s criticism of the government’s latest reorganisation of PCTs, expressing unease
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12 January 2006

CSC implements new theatre system at Royal Liverpool

Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust has become the latest trust to go live with a new theatre
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30 December 2005

Talking cure

Steve Tocker from Softech Global outlines how voice recognition and digital dictation can be used in the healthcare sector, and
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8 December 2005

Great Ormond Street implements electronic prescribing

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust has begun implementation of JAC’s Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA) System. The
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