Patient safety

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22 June 2007

BMA calls for inquiry into NHS Direct referrals

The British Medical Association has called for an inquiry into the NHS’s information and advice service, NHS Direct, claiming it
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17 May 2007

Safety now number one priority for CfH

Professor Michael Thick, the chief clinical officer for Connecting for Health, explains how the agency has made patient safety its
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17 May 2007

Researchers warn NPfIT delays risking patient safety

Lack of effective communication and delivery delays are leaving trusts disenfranchised and weakening local commitment to rolling out the National
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9 May 2007

Consumer is king in wireless health

More consumer-driven wireless developments are on the horizon as mobile technology enjoys wider adoption in healthcare.
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16 April 2007

Patient safety tops IT priorities in CIO poll

Implementing information technology to reduce medical errors and promote patient safety remains the top priority for healthcare chief information officers
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12 April 2007

Atos Origin’s £257m DH diagnostics contract suspended

A £257m contract for diagnostic services in North-west and South-west England awarded to Atos Origin last December has been suspended
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10 April 2007

Vital signs system monitors patients electronically

A new hand-held computer system called VitalPAC, which allows staff to input patients’ vital signs electronically from the bedside, has
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3 April 2007

PACS roll-out milestone hit in London and the South

All NHS hospital trusts across London and the South of England have now received systems to enable them to capture
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27 March 2007

FDBE signs up with Map of Medicine and Soarian

Clinical decision support specialist, First DataBank Europe has secured contracts to add its systems to the Map of Medicine and
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19 March 2007

Hunt spells out local ownership moves

 Health minister, Lord Hunt, who was responsible for setting up the National Programme for IT, has defended its strongly centralised
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