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BMA asks for clarity on care record issues

Doctors at the British Medical Association’s Annual Representative Meeting at Llandudno have demanded that the NHS Care Records System should not
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Halligan: “Connection” goal of IT reform

Aidan Halligan, deputy chief medical officer and director general of strategic development for the National Programme for Information Technology (NPfIT),
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National programme caught in spinal trap

With less than four weeks to go to the first scheduled release from the National Programme for IT (NPfIT), highly
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Report challenges hospital mobile ban

A new report on electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and electromagnetic interference (EMI) in healthcare facilities challenges the wisdom of blanket prohibitions
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ComMedica and Capula announce PACS alliance

ComMedica and Capula have announced a formal alliance to deliver a joint, Web-based picture archiving and communications system (PACS) offering to the
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TeesPath and CSW launch lab-links project

County Durham and Tees Valley Strategic Health Authority (CDTV SHA) has signed a contract with CSW to use its CaseNotes
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Microsoft and iSOFT announce global strategic alliance

Microsoft has signed a global strategic agreement with iSOFT, which will see the two firms work jointly to enhance iSOFT’s
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Budget or business class? Health IT choices examined

Budget or business class? That’s the kind of question governments face as they decide what kind of investment to make
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CHI delivers “must do better” verdict on information use

Acute trusts need to improve the collection and use of good quality information, according to the Commission for Health Improvement
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Agency due to lead NHS IT change management scrapped

The Government is to scrap the NHS Modernisation Agency (MA), the agency charged with delivering the change management programme that
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