Screening

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14 April 2005

Siemens chosen for eye screening in Scotland

NHS Scotland has signed a deal with Siemens Medical Solutions to supply the screening module of its Soarian web-based electronic
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14 April 2005

Ex-NHSIA chief comes home again to Wales

Gwyn Thomas, former chief executive of the now-defunct NHS Information Authority, is the new Director of the NHS Wales Informing
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21 September 2004

Rocky road ahead for NPfIT suppliers

The National Programme for IT favours large businesses over small and only amounts to a “contact database" for the NHS;
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26 July 2004

Private hospital begins radiography IT modernisation

A private hospital in Kent has invested in a computed radiography (CR) system, as part of the first stage of
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22 July 2004

NHSIA axed in arm’s-length bodies review

A long-anticipated axe fell on the NHS Information Authority (NHSIA) today when its abolition was announced as part of the
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14 June 2004

One millionth baby issued NHS Number

One million newborn babies have now been issued with NHS number that will stay with them from birth for life, under the
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4 September 2003

NN4B Supports New Hearing Test for Babies

The national rollout of the Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (NHSP) was launched this week with due praise for its technology
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20 August 2003

Better Information Needed for Sexual Health Services

Services struggling to cope with Britain’s deteriorating sexual health could be helped by a new approach to performance management underpinned
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16 June 2003

Twin Awards for NHS Numbers for Babies

The NHS Information Authority scooped two top prizes for the NHS Numbers of Babies (NN4B) service at the 2003 Government
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1 May 2003

Healthcare IT and Devolution

The health services in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland were detached from the English mother ship as part of devolution.
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