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4 September 2006

Flashing ‘orb’ to help medication adherence

A US software development company is conducting research to see if using a "flashing orb" on a pill box could
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1 September 2006

Web 2.0 could be used in health e-learning

Web 2.0 technologies such as wikis, podcasts and blogs could be quite effective tools in e-learning for health professionals in
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31 August 2006

Smart sponges to reduce surgical accidents in US

A new barcode system used on surgical sponges will be trialled by the Veterans’ Administration West Los Angeles Health Care
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29 August 2006

NHS 24 has improved, says health minister

NHS 24 has undergone ‘radical changes’ in order to improve its service to the public since last year’s review calling
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23 August 2006

Leicester hospitals trust website hits new highs

The University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust is claiming its revamped website has become one of the most visited hospital
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22 August 2006

TPP reaches 200 deployments under Accenture

A significant milestone has been reached in the deployment of National Programme for IT systems to GP practices in the
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3 August 2006

Staff cost savings claimed with e-rostering

The days of ward managers steeling themselves to work out staff rosters using pencils, paper and a large eraser may
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2 August 2006

Patients give feedback on health info sites

  Patients suffering from long-term conditions and their carers feel they benefit from regularly updated, information-rich support websites but think
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1 August 2006

New version of Care Record Guarantee issued

NHS Connecting for Health has rewritten its Care Record Guarantee, changing some references to sealed envelopes and clarifying the use
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28 July 2006

Record C+B non-availability, GPC advises

GP negotiators are advising practices to keep a record of when they cannot use Choose and Book in case they
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