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084 numbers under review

NHS England is reviewing the use of 0844 telephone numbers by GP practices, saying patients should not be paying more
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Two new surgeries get 084 numbers

Two GP surgeries have recently introduced 084 telephone numbers despite a decision by the Department of Health to ban the
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Mayo Clinic to develop mobile phone apps

The internationally renowned Mayo Clinic has announced plans to jointly develop and sell mobile phone health applications.
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Tech vital to medication adherence

Information technology has a vital role to lay in cutting medication-related errors and improving medication adherence among older people, suggests
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Digital pen for diabetes care in Germany

Stuttgart’s Bethesda Hospital has introduced a mobile glucose monitoring system that combines digital pen and paper a wireless glucose monitor
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Over to EU

Mike Palmer talks to Lyn Whitfield about the role of ‘Europe’ in promoting e-health.
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Telefónica pilots video phone signing

Telefónica Innovation and Design has piloted a solution that allows deaf people across Granada and Andalusia to communicate with friends,
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DH bans use of premium rate phone number

The Department of Health has announced that the use of premium rate phone numbers in the NHS is to be
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Spanish develop RFID alert system

A team of Spanish researchers has developed a system that reminds elderly people and those with special needs when they
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Mobile phone microscope developed

American researchers have developed a fluorescence microscope that can be attached to a mobile phone that can take and analyse
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