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28 May 2012

Mental health trusts text a Buddy

A number of NHS trusts are employing a digital tool called “Buddy” to support the delivery of therapy services to
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4 May 2011

TPP texts cut DNAs among students

A text messaging pilot by the Bradford Student Medical Centre has reduced did-not-attend rates for practice appointments by 25%, according
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1 March 2011

Ofcom calls for emergency text service

Mobile phone operators could be forced to allow users to text the emergency services under new proposals by regulator Ofcom.
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26 October 2009

DH promotes C+B to beat strike

The Department of Health is encouraging GPs and hospitals to use NHS Choose and Book and secure text messaging to manage
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15 September 2009

Emergency text system launched

A trial service that allows people to contact the emergency services by text message has been launched in the UK.
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15 September 2009

NHSmail promises bigger mailboxes

Many NHSmail users could see the size of their mailbox doubled in response to feedback about the service, which will
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9 June 2009

Paperless without a PAS

Sarah Bruce talks to Stephen Parsons, IM&T projects manager at Trafford Healthcare NHS Trust.
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21 April 2009

Talking hands

SignTranslate Hospital won the Healthcare ICT Product Innovation category of last year’s BT e-Health Insider Awards, sponsored by Quicksilva. Sandra
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19 March 2009

IT vital to pharmacy progress

Use of the NHS Care Records Service by community pharmacists will be an essential part of the reform agenda for
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19 February 2009

EHI’s industry round-up 19.02.09

This month’s E-Health Insider industry round-up covers system deployments, new products, and other developments at leading healthcare IT suppliers. Wirral
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