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21 July 2005

Consultation highlights concerns over NCRS ownership

Concerns over who will own the summary record on the spine and how the summary data will be validated are
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19 July 2005

Go live for indirectly bookable services

Wandsworth and Tower Hamlets PCTs in London have gone live with indirectly bookable services (IBS) – the system that enables acute
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18 July 2005

Increase seen in patient booking calls

The call centre set up to deal with Choose and Book appointments is beginning to receive a small number of
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14 July 2005

Retinopathy software gets funding boost

 Digital Healthcare, Cambridge-based manufacturers of ophthalmic and diabetic retinopathy software, have just announced that they have received £3m of funding
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13 July 2005

N3 problems may hinder PACS use

  Problems with the new NHS broadband links, known as N3, have left some NHS hospitals with computer connections speeds
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13 July 2005

PCTs to receive predictive risk software

Software to help identify patients at high risk of readmission to hospital is to be sent out to all primary
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12 July 2005

London project raises questions for Choose and Book

Patients offered a choice of hospital are more interested in hospital reputation than length of waiting time, according to a
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12 July 2005

GP systems market shake-out predicted by Granger

The numbers of GP system suppliers and local pharmacies could be reduced within five years as the NHS IT programme transforms
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7 July 2005

Choose and Book adopters to get tech support

The Department of Health is set to launch a high level technical help scheme to support local Choose and Book
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7 July 2005

Across the miles

The Isle of Arran and mainland Ayrshire are host to a successful long-term telehealth project, E-Health Insider reports.
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