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18 December 2007

2008: the year telecare grows up?

A large evaluation of assistive technologies across health and social care begins next year, Fiona Barr reports.
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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 November 2007

GP practice asks if it should drop 0844 number

A GP practice in Worcester is asking patients whether or not it should keep its 0844 telephone number. Ombersley Medical
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15 October 2007

60 Second Interview: Dr Nigel Masters

Joe Fernandez quizzes Dr Nigel Masters, a GP in High Wycombe, and inventor of a 'pack years calculator' for measuring
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6 June 2007

Nottingham telehealth pilot underway

Nottingham City Primary Care Trust has begun piloting a new telehealth scheme to help patients with long term conditions monitor
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5 June 2007

Patients opting out of CRS away from pilot sites

A poll of over 200 GPs has found that almost 60% of them have been approached by patients wanting to
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16 May 2007

Patients rate choice as a low priority

Choice finished near-bottom of a list of 82 priorities shown to patients in a study carried out for the health regulator,
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30 April 2007

Mobile phone that monitors health developed

A mobile phone that will measure patients’ vital signs and will deliver the results straight to GPs is being developed
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24 April 2007

Two-thirds of GPs against sharing their medical records

A survey of GPs by Pulse magazine has found that only a third plan to advise patients to allow their
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7 March 2007

Electronic referrals lack detail, study warns

A study comparing the quality of data content and clinical value of electronic and paper referrals in dermatology has found
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