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8 November 2004

Mixed results as Contact splutters into life

E-Health Insider has had a bumper response from NHS staff sharing their experiences of the first week of Contact, the new
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4 November 2004

Standard NHS user interface to be developed

Microsoft has announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Programme for IT to deliver a
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3 November 2004

Microsoft signs new software deal with NPfIT

Health minister John Hutton has announced a three-year software licensing deal with Microsoft, claiming savings for the NHS of up
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2 November 2004

Mencap chief exec joins care record board

Jo Williams, chief executive of Mencap, the UK’s leading learning disability charity, has joined the National Programme for IT’s Care
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2 November 2004

Large scale MiSys EPR goes live in Saudi

Saudi Arabia’s National Guard Health Affairs (NGHA), the healthcare facility for the Saudi Arabian military police, has gone live with
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1 November 2004

Open source software could save NHS money

The Office of Government Commerce has made recommendations that public procurement of software should consider open source solutions, citing, amongst
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28 October 2004

New NHS email system switched on

The new NHS email system, Contact, has belatedly gone live after the abortive launch two weeks ago – but early
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28 October 2004

GPS helps dementia patients stay independent

The London Borough of Ealing is piloting a scheme that tracks mild dementia patients using GPS and mobile phones, allowing
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22 October 2004

Counter fraud staff to gain right to access NHS records

Health Minister, Lord Warner today unveiled new powers that will provide NHS counter fraud staff with the power to demand
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21 October 2004

A few billion between friends?

After a week of headlines about implementation costs for the NHS IT modernisation programme E-Health Insider takes a rain check
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