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3 February 2009

Choose and Book increases DNAs

Attendance in outpatient clinics is worse for patients referred via Choose and Book than for those given an appointment after
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3 February 2009

Information sharing consultation

The government has launched a consultation on information sharing across health, social care and wider community support services. The consultation
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2 February 2009

BMA calls for exemption on data sharing

The BMA is calling for confidential health information to be exempt from new government legislation which will allow sharing of
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30 January 2009

InterSystems Ensemble rated top interface engine

The Ensemble interface engine, provided by health software specialist InterSystems, has been ranked as the number one interface engine for
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30 January 2009

Universal broadband by 2012

The government has outlined plans to ensure every home has a high-speed broadband connection by 2012, as part of plans
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27 January 2009

IT given role in greener NHS

The NHS must make much greater use of telemedicine and web conferencing if it is meet new targets to slash
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26 January 2009

ContactPoint goes live

The government has launched its national children’s database, ContactPoint, which will provide demographic data on every child in the country
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22 January 2009

Information at heart of NHS Constitution

Providing information to support choice is a “major priority” for the health service, according to the new NHS Constitution for
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20 January 2009

Agfa-Gavaert receives €18.5 Canadian grant

Belgian imaging technology group Agfa-Gevaert says it has received a grant of €18.5 ($29.6m Canadian) from the Ontario government to
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19 January 2009

Data watchdog urged to examine legality of NHS database

A GP who is campaigning against the NHS Care Records Services is calling on the watchdog for NHS data to
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