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Patient ID Chip Set for Global Launch

A tiny ID microchip that can be implanted in the human body, and then used to identify patients and enable
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Lord Hunt – “We Will Meet EPR targets”

Lord Hunt, the health minister with responsibility for IT, has underlined his determination that the NHS will achieve its targets
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GP Pathology Messaging Contracts Under Negotiation

A central procurement process has started to ensure that GPs have the right software to handle online pathology reports and
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NHSIA to Develop Infrastructure for Web Services

The NHS Information Authority has announced the launch of a new Health Records Infrastructure programme intended to make it possible
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GPs Believe EPRs Will Improve Patient Care

A major new survey of the attitudes Yorkshire GPs to electronic patient records in primary and community care has revealed
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NHS Web-based Email Due for Summer Launch

A national email service designed to meet the needs of the NHS is now due to be launched this summer,
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Switching on Lightbulb

Early birds who rose in time for an HC 2002 breakfast meeting were rewarded with an account of the preparatory
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Supanet Selects Medicdirect Content

Supanet, the UK’s largest privately owned Internet Service Provider (ISP) has selected Medicdirect.co.uk, the health website hosted by NHS consultants,
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NHS Scotland Launches Updated IT Strategy

An updated IT strategy for the NHS in Scotland has been launched which aims to cut the 10m pieces of
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Enterprise Resource Planning Vital for NHS

The NHS must adopt modern enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems to make better use of its capacity and resources if
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