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28 October 2004

The new NHS email system, Contact, has belatedly gone live after the abortive launch two weeks ago – but early

26 October 2004

A hospital worker from Northern Ireland who collected information from the patient records of politicians, senior military and police personnel,

15 October 2004

In the first part of a series, E-Health Insider looks at the developments in healthcare IT in Wales, under the

14 October 2004

The National Programme for IT (NPfIT) has appointed the head of its digital information policy team, Phil Walker, as its

5 October 2004

Software that automatically works out correct dosages of anti-coagulation drugs for patients has won the prestigious John Perry Prize from

29 September 2004

A software package that uses geocoding to display patient and clinican data on Ordnance Survey maps has been installed in

22 September 2004

Professor Aidan Halligan (right), deputy chief medical officer and joint senior responsible officer of the National Programme for IT (NPfIT),

20 September 2004

Two new wireless-based devices which aim to give elderly and disabled people greater independence both inside and outside their home

16 September 2004

The National Programme for IT has reclassified picture archiving and communications system (PACS) as a “core NPfIT service" but, unlike

16 September 2004

The new chair of the Care Record Development Board who is charged with the task of engaging stakeholders in the

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