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8 November 2004

Mixed results as Contact splutters into life

E-Health Insider has had a bumper response from NHS staff sharing their experiences of the first week of Contact, the new
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18 October 2004

Too much information bad for your health, study shows

A study published by University College London has found that people suffering from chronic illnesses such as diabetes or asthma
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6 October 2004

Chatrooms found to give bad advice to patients

An study from the University of Derby has revealed that people who look for health guidance through chatrooms or messageboards
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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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9 September 2004

Soaring Internet use for European health

Internet use in healthcare is expected to soar in Europe in the next four years, bringing electronic communication into the
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8 September 2004

Plymouth moves to IP telephony

NHS organisations in Plymouth are beginning the roll-out of one of the largest Internet Protocol (IP)-based telephone implementations yet seen
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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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19 August 2004

Pharmacies may soon open online, says DH

The Department of Health have announced that solely internet-based pharmacies may soon be allowed to open in the UK and
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17 August 2004

Electronic patient records secure Athens Olympics

Electronic health records are providing an important piece of security around the Athens 2004 Olympics, thanks to a collaboration between
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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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