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4 April 2008

NHS Tayside launches video GP trial

NHS Tayside patients are the first to be able to use an out-of-hours GP video link to communicate with nurses
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3 April 2008

Northern Ireland launches Emergency Care Record

Northern Ireland health minister, Michael McGimpsey, has launched the Northern Ireland Emergency Care Record – a new emergency care project
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25 March 2008

CfH says SCR audit trails ‘clunky’

Connecting for Health has acknowledged the audit trail facility in the first Summary Care Record pilots ‘has been clunky’, after minutes from
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25 March 2008

NHS Direct reports lower calls, higher web traffic

NHS Direct has reported a fall in telephone calls received, attributed to an increased usage of its website for health
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18 March 2008

Wales seeks ‘urgent approval’ for IHR rollout

The leaders of the Welsh NHS IT programme are calling for urgent approval of the business case for rollout of
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17 January 2008

Docobo make multi-user version of telehealth device

Telehealth specialist Docobo has unveiled a multi-user version of its HealthHUB portable home monitor, meaning two or more patients can
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3 January 2008

CSW awarded contract for Welsh Individual Health Record

Informing Healthcare, the NHS Wales IT agency, has awarded a three year contract to CSW Group Ltd to commence implementation
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18 December 2007

A work in progress

EHI Primary Care editor Fiona Barr looks back on the developments during 2007 and shape of things to come in
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14 December 2007

DH telecare demonstrator trials to start work

Small scale trials for the Department of Health’s Whole System Long Term Conditions Demonstrator Programme are to begin in the
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13 December 2007

New e-health strategy planned for Scotland

A new e-health strategy for Scotland in spring 2008 is promised in a national healthcare action plan, Better Health, Better
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