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Demonstrators make slow progress

Around 650 people are using new assistive care technologies as part of the Whole System Demonstrator project, according to the
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Information sharing consultation

The government has launched a consultation on information sharing across health, social care and wider community support services. The consultation
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IT templates for long term care plans

GPs and primary care staff will be expected to offer personalised care plans to almost 15m people living with a
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Data watchdog urged to examine legality of NHS database

A GP who is campaigning against the NHS Care Records Services is calling on the watchdog for NHS data to
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This is the year to come

Sandra Hempel asks leading figures in healthcare IT to look ahead to 2009.
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Kingston therapy supported by IMS Maxims

A new system for improving access to psychological therapies has gone live across Kingston Primary Care Trust, supported by software
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Ascribe valued at £32.9m in MBO offer

AIM-listed health software firm Ascribe has been valued at £32.9m in a proposed management buy out, details of which were published
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Watchdog calls for safety culture

The Healthcare Commission has urged the NHS to generate better comparative information on safe care and outcomes and to set
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Its name is RiO

The latest column from NHS Connecting for Health outlines the benefits of the RiO electronic care records system to London.
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Remote access across North Mersey

North Mersey Health Informatics Service has implemented a remote access solution for community-based clinicians, using laptops and 3G services. Already,
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