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National record content outlined by CfH

Information on mental health, sexual health and infections should be excluded from the initial summary record on the spine, Connecting
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Barts and The London chooses Ensemble for integration

 Barts and The London NHS Trust has selected InterSystems’ Ensemble universal integration platform to integrate systems at its three hospitals
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Pharmacy IT award nominations now open

The Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists have opened nominations for their 2006 annual award for innovative use of information technology within
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Data quality vital to electronic transfer of prescriptions

Keighley, the first pilot site for electronic transfer of prescriptions (ETP), has found that before new national systems can be
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Somerset EPR “commended” by Healthcare Commission

The Healthcare Commission has praised Somerset Partnership NHS & Social Care Trust for its implementation of an electronic patient record,
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Shortlist shows cream of UK e-health innovation

With just under two weeks to go before the presentation of the E-Health Innovation Awards 2005 the details of shortlisted
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Computer use embedded in new doctors’ curriculum

The use of modern IT systems and a willingness to use and learn about new technology have been included as
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Northern Ireland unveils plans for electronic records

Northern Ireland has announced plans to develop its own electronic care record in a move which has led to calls
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NPfIT defends its ETP plans

The National Programme for IT has defended its plans for electronic transmission of prescriptions (ETP) which it says will enhance
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First ETP pilot goes live under the national programme

Ling House Medical Centre and Co-operative Group Pharmacy in Keighley, West Yorkshire, have become the sites to use Electronic Transmission
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