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22 September 2004

Trusts told to end local PACS procurements

All English NHS trusts have been told they must immediately end any PACS (Picture Archiving and Storage System) procurements after
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16 September 2004

NPfIT mandates LSP PACS solutions

The National Programme for IT has reclassified picture archiving and communications system (PACS)  as a “core NPfIT service" but, unlike
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15 September 2004

Danes’ enthusiasm for net health gives way to apathy

Patients may be eager to use internet health management systems, but they run the risk of boring their patients, being over-complicated,
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9 September 2004

Carrots, sticks and the NPfIT

E-Health Insider talks to the National Programme for IT's chief operations officer, Gordon Hextall about progress on Choose and Book
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31 August 2004

NAO to investigate National Programme for IT

In an unusual move the £6.2 billion National Programme for IT (NPfIT) is to be investigated by the National Audit
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27 August 2004

Hull green lights A&E patient progress software

IT staff at Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust have developed an alert system for the A&E department that displays each
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26 August 2004

Sun awarded ‘tactical’ NHS desktop contract

The National Programme for IT (NPfIT) has concluded an evaluation project with Sun Microsystems over the potential use of Sun’s
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19 August 2004

Agfa set to replace GE on PACS in North East and Eastern

Three months after health minister John Hutton announced the award of Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (PACS) contracts for the
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19 August 2004

Getting ready for the leap forward

With the National Programme for IT now geared up for delivery, Paul Charnley, regional implementation director for the North West
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19 August 2004

Pharmacies may soon open online, says DH

The Department of Health have announced that solely internet-based pharmacies may soon be allowed to open in the UK and
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