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6 December 2004

Release the pharmacists

Better application of technology could take the administrative burden away from hospital pharmacists, leaving them free to concentrate on patient
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5 November 2004

Robot cat gives patients happy felines

Researchers in Georgetown University, Washington DC, have found that stroking a robotic cat is more beneficial to health than petting
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19 October 2004

DR scanner improves radiology productivity by 60%

The installation of a new digital radiography (DR) system in Edith Cavell Hospital, Cambridgeshire, has boosted productivity in the radiology
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15 October 2004

McKesson launches digital medical photograph solution

McKesson today announced the launch of its PhotoManager, software designed to allow clinical staff to access digital medical photographs of
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15 September 2004

Danes’ enthusiasm for net health gives way to apathy

Patients may be eager to use internet health management systems, but they run the risk of boring their patients, being over-complicated,
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13 September 2004

McKesson launches text appointment reminder service

McKesson, one of the largest existing suppliers of hospital patient administration systems, has a launched an automated text message reminder
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1 September 2004

Voxar provides Bournemouth with 3D PACS view

Edinburgh-based picture archiving and communication system (PACS) software specialist Voxar, has won a contract to supply the Royal Bournemouth Hospital’s
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29 June 2004

Virtual surgery on real patients helps training

Virtual reality training and testing for surgeons that is actually based on scans of real patients may soon become commonplace thanks to an EU
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28 May 2003

Capio Healthcare Strikes Deal with Cerner

Swedish-based Capio Healthcare, which runs private hospitals and diagnostic services in eight European countries has chosen Cerner Corporation as its
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30 April 2003

The National IT Programme: Readers Have Their Say 2

Our first batch of readers’ comments on the National Programme for IT in the NHS brought some interesting replies. The
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