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18 December 2006

Revised plan for ‘sealed envelopes’ published

Sealed envelopes are likely to become available from 2008/9, according to the latest briefing paper from NHS Connecting for Health
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18 December 2006

East Surrey goes live with new maternity system

East Surrey Hospital has gone live with the first implementation of a new maternity information system called Eclipse MIS. The
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15 December 2006

Telecare deal for 500 packages in Cumbria

Five hundred homes across Cumbria are to receive telecare packages following a contract award to suppliers, Tunstall,  by the local county
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6 December 2006

Ealing PCT uses text message technology

Ealing Primary Care Trust has launched a mobile phone text message appointment reminder service for 130,000 patients attending 22 of
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5 December 2006

Hospitals told not to use C+B to manage demand

Hospitals that have been using Choose and Book to manage demand by withholding appointments slots have been ordered to stop
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30 November 2006

The next wave

Ben Toth explains how the user's relationship with the internet is changing, in the first of two articles on healthcare
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8 November 2006

YouTube used for children’s anti-smoking campaign

Anti-smoking charity QUIT has developed a new online stop smoking campaign aimed at young people, and is using a minute-long video on YouTube to
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6 November 2006

Free computerised CBT for depression online

Free computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (CCBT) for depression has been made available online after a deal between software developers Ultrasis
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2 November 2006

Compulsory cleaning keyboard battles MRSA

A new keyboard that reminds its user that it needs to be cleaned regularly has been developed by scientists at
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2 November 2006

Scottish ECS proving a success

Launched last summer the Scottish Emergency Care Summary is already proving a success making out-of-hours communications more efficient and effective.
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