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3 December 2009

One in 10 prescriptions have errors

One in 10 written hospital prescriptions contain mistakes, most are minor and spotted but some are potentially lethal. In many cases
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27 April 2009

Politicians question major IT projects

Opposition politicians are lining up to promise to scrap major IT projects as the full scale of the coming public
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24 October 2008

NHS not making enough use of technology

The NHS is failing to make use of everyday technology such as e-mail to deliver reponsive and convenient patient services.
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29 September 2008

CfH clinical lead thinks future may be Lorenzo

NHS Connecting for Health’s clinical lead for hospital doctors has predicted that iSoft’s Lorenzo “could be used more” than Cerner’s
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21 August 2008

60 Second Interview: Nigel Beasley

The latest 60 second interview features Nigel Beasley, the national clinical lead for hospital doctors at NHS Connecting for Health.
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5 August 2008

Doctors complain about rating website

Doctors have complained to the Information Commissioner about the doctors’ rating website iwantgreatcare.org. The site www.iwantgreatcare.org was launched last month
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15 July 2008

New website lets patients rate doctors

Dr Neil Bacon founder of www.iWantGreatCare.org A website has been launched that allows patients to rate individual GPs and hospital
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8 July 2008

We live in digital times

Nick Timmins, public policy editor of the Financial Times, argues that the NHS has to succeed in digitisatising if it
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19 June 2007

DH explains summary and detailed records

Guidance on how the two elements of the NHS electronic patient record – the detailed and summary records – will
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10 April 2007

Vital signs system monitors patients electronically

A new hand-held computer system called VitalPAC, which allows staff to input patients’ vital signs electronically from the bedside, has
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