Informatics

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2 September 2004

The impact of the new National Care Record Service (NCRS) on primary care.

Kingsley Manning, Chief Executive of Newchurch Limited, discusses far-reaching effects that the National Care Record Service will have on primary
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18 August 2004

Nurses get wireless access to cancer records

The Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology, Merseyside, has installed a wireless nursing information system that allows bedside access to patient records.
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12 August 2004

Personal health record-keeping gets popular in US

Two in five adults in the US keep their own personal and family health records, with 13% of them keeping
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22 July 2004

NHSIA axed in arm’s-length bodies review

A long-anticipated axe fell on the NHS Information Authority (NHSIA) today when its abolition was announced as part of the
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22 June 2004

Radical Steps highlights serious concerns about NPfIT

The National Programme for IT is still failing to communicate what it will deliver, when it will deliver, and what
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22 June 2004

Croydon PCT merges database with social services

A south London PCT has pooled its patient database with the council social services system in order to improve patient
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21 May 2004

ASSIST to seek partnership with British Computer Society

ASSIST, the Association for ICT Professionals in Health and Social Care, has voted to seek partnership with the British Computer
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5 May 2004

Poaching of staff from NHS is a reality

With the NHS in the midst of the largest ever IT investment programme, staff with the right skills and experience
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29 April 2004

Call for action on basic computer skills

At this week’s E-Health Insider/Chamberlain Dunn Associates conference ‘The NHS IT Revolution: What about the people?’ delegates called for urgent
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13 April 2004

US health IT leaders to rule on key standards

Health IT thought leaders in the US have taken a significant step toward advancing electronic connectivity and are on the
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