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3 October 2007

Six London trusts get RiO for mental health

Six mental health trusts in London are now using new IT systems, delivered under the NHS IT programme, to help
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27 September 2007

NHS Wales’ IT programme ‘getting balance right’

After an exhaustive examination of NHS Wales' progress in IT, Gwyn Thomas seemed pleased with the reports coming back to
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19 September 2007

Wigan Council adopts NHS number as unique ID

Wigan Council has become one of the first English councils to connect health to social care services information after linking
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4 September 2007

Target met for 60,000 new telecare users

Local authorities have achieved their target of enabling more than 60,000 new users to benefit from telecare in the last
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30 August 2007

Call for electronic consent for secondary uses

Consent to use patient records for secondary uses should be recorded using electronic mechanisms integrated with core NHS systems, the
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30 August 2007

New system supports care equipment service

Ethitec’s ELMS2 system is being used to help modernise the community care equipment loans service across three West Country primary
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14 August 2007

GP e-records show rise in patient visits

Computer records from GP systems have shown that patients are using their GP practices more for help when they are
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10 August 2007

Barriers to telehealth spelt out

Barriers and possible solutions to the implementation of telecare and telehealth have been set out in latest advice from the
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7 August 2007

EMIS deal for London on cards

Primary care system supplier EMIS looks likely to be included as part of the local service provider solution for London.
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31 July 2007

PCTs plan moves to single system

Primary care trusts (PCTs) in some areas of northern England have set out plans to move all GP practices onto
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