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25 April 2005

NHSU online learning forums may close

The future of the Contact, Help, Advice and Information Networks (CHAINs), online forums for sharing research, ideas and event announcements,
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22 April 2005

LIGHT spreads from US to Europe

The Leadership in Global Health Technology (LIGHT) Online Resource Centre, a US-based coalition of health information and communications technology advocates, is expanding
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21 April 2005

Kaiser to end ‘wobbly’ medicine

Doctors working without computerised systems are working in the “operational dark ages”, according to George Halvorson, chief executive officer of
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20 April 2005

‘State of the art’ review of health IT announced

The National Patient Safety Research Programme has issued a call for a systematic review of internationally available research on the
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20 April 2005

Delivery delays mount across the national programme

NHS Connecting for Health (CfH) has confirmed that there are delays in implementing the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) in
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18 April 2005

NHS Direct software may expand abroad after buyout

The firm that supplies the decision support software which forms the basis of the NHS Direct, NHS Direct Wales and
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13 April 2005

Hutton defends premium rate patient calls

Health minister John Hutton has defended the use of premium rate bedside telephones in hospitals, calling them "a vital direct
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11 April 2005

Computer equipment could help MRSA spread

Keyboards and computer equipment installed in hospitals may aid the spread of ‘superbug’ bacteria such as MRSA, a study in
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8 April 2005

Accenture feels the squeeze on NHS contracts

Accenture, the international consulting firm that holds two local service provider (LSPs) contracts for the NHS, has reported lower margins
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8 April 2005

New deal to share responsibility for CRS delays

The National Programme for IT (NPfIT) has confirmed that it has signed "shared governance arrangements" with BT and Fujitsu, LSPs for
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