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5 January 2009

NHS anti-obesity drive goes online

The government has kicked off 2009 with the launch of a three-year anti-obesity initiative with a high profile multi-channel advertising
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18 December 2008

Newham and Milton Keynes win European awards

The London Borough of Newham and Milton Keynes Council have both won European e-inclusion awards for their use of telehealth
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12 December 2008

Europe launches CommonWell project

A new telecare project will use technology to improve the quality of life for older people in four European countries,
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12 November 2008

The secrets of e-health success

Jon Hoeksma reports on a symposium given by Dr Karl Stroetman at the World of Health IT conference.
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27 October 2008

Rand study calls for US national health ID

The US RAND Corporation has called for the introduction of a unique patient identification number for every person in the
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23 October 2008

Healthcare Interoperability Preview 3

Stephen O’Brien tells Jon Hoeksma that interoperability is the starting point for future Conservative healthcare IT strategy.
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21 October 2008

DigiTV receives EC funding for telecare

A digital TV initiative for public services run by Kirklees Council has won European Commission funding to develop interactive health
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20 October 2008

Paramedic students trained using Second Life

The ‘collapsed clubber’ is one of five   scenarios students can expect to encounter   in the Second Life training
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3 October 2008

Northern Ireland picks Sectra for RIS/PACS

Northern Ireland’s Department of Health has selected Swedish medical IT specialist Sectra to provide the technology for managing radiology information
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1 October 2008

European Commission consults on Web 3.0

The European Commission has launched a consultation on how to make sure Europe leads on the next generation of the
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