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31 January 2007

Survey reveals almost all councils using telecare

A new database from the Commission for Social Care Inspection rating adult social care in all 150 local authorities in
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30 January 2007

Derbyshire GPs say information poor on system choice

GPs in Derbyshire whose practices have switched to the GP clinical system TPP offered by their local service provider (LSP)
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21 November 2006

GPs threaten to block national patient database

One in two GPs have signalled their intention not to upload patients’ clinical details to the NHS Care Records Service
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13 October 2006

Nuffield blames ‘weak’ HC rating on computer problems

Nuffield Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust has blamed its relatively poor performance rating from the Healthcare Commission on the failures of
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30 May 2006

Doctors back calls for review of NHS digitisation

An overwhelming majority of GPs and hospital doctors have backed the calls of senior academics for an independent assessment of
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15 November 2005

Txts 2 help U quit

Text messages, e-mail and telephone support are to be made available from the NHS to help smokers quit. The new digital approach to
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15 June 2004

WAP can be used for reporting symptoms, study finds

Italian researchers have shown that aftercare and patient communication might be improved if patients are asked to fill in daily questionnaires using
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24 May 2004

IT skills training saves staff time, survey reveals

The European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) is dramatically improving computer literacy in the NHS and saving staff time, a survey
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7 January 2004

Feature: Using information effectively

The Nuffield Trust and the Commission for Health Improvement have both highlighted the need for the NHS to improve its
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