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13 August 2008

US-wide EHRs priced at $150 billion

The full implementation of a digital US healthcare system, with integrated networked electronic health records (EHR) in all US doctors’
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12 August 2008

Infrastructure strategy for NHS Wales

Informing Healthcare has published its infrastructure strategy for NHS Wales. The first edition covers networking, user access devices, servers and
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12 August 2008

Better communications for Wales

NHS Wales is to develop a national email service for all staff, including GPs and other primary care workers. A
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6 August 2008

Patient Opinion mashes up NHS Choices

Patient Opinion has announced a “mash-up” with NHS Choices comments released onto a Cabinet Office website to promote new uses
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5 August 2008

Mid-Yorkshire earns £80,000 from 0844 number

A hospital trust has revealed that it has made more than £80,000 from use of a 0844 telephone number over
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5 August 2008

Hopsitals’ 084 numbers makes trust £80,000

GP practices and hospitals may face increased pressure over use of 084 telephone numbers following a revelation from a hospital
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4 August 2008

Geneva boosts telemedicine in Francophone Africa

The decentralised nature of the Swiss confederation has given cantonal governments wide autonomy to spend their money, and Geneva authorities
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29 July 2008

NHS Direct says it has no 0845 plans

NHS Direct has said it has no plans to switch its premium rate 0845 telephone number to a standard rate
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29 July 2008

QoF to be ‘crucial’ in obesity plans

The government has said the Quality and Outcomes Framework will play a “crucial” part in its plans to tackle obesity
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29 July 2008

Scotland superbug alert system delayed

The Electronic Communication of Surveillance in Scotland system, which will be used to alert doctors to superbug outbreaks, will not
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