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14 April 2003

Digital TV Service Goes To Tender

A national healthcare digital television (DTV) service took a step nearer to becoming a reality this week with the issue
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1 April 2003

HC 2003 – Pick of the Product and Service News

Healthcare Computing is a traditional launch pad for healthcare IT products and services and the industry did not disappoint this
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10 December 2002

Microsoft and MSN Launch Public Services Channel

Microsoft Ltd  and MSN  have announced the launch of the online Public Services Channel offering access to online government and healthcare
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21 November 2002

Questions in the House About DG Role

Mark Todd, Labour MP and a former IT director, has told E-Health Insider that he believes the current management structure
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28 August 2002

NHS 24 Roll-Out Reaches Aberdeen

Malcolm Chisholm, Scotland’s health minister, has confirmed that the roll-out of the NHS 24 , the Scottish version of the
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17 July 2002

Couch Potatoes Called to Account

Researchers have reported that nagging overweight patients with an automated phone call system, encouraging them to eat less and take
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11 July 2002

NHS Direct Needs Greater Focus

A new Public Accounts Committee report on the NHS Direct telephone information service says that callers are currently waiting too
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30 May 2002

DH Preparing £5 Billion IT Strategy

This week E-Health Insider provides an advance preview of the yet to be released, yet to be approved, draft implementation
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10 April 2002

Lord Hunt – “We Will Meet EPR targets”

Lord Hunt, the health minister with responsibility for IT, has underlined his determination that the NHS will achieve its targets
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26 March 2002

Expanded Role for NHS Direct

Supporting people with chronic conditions, supporting ambulance services and reducing waiting times in A&E will be part of the expanded
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