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13 August 2002

HCN Wins Extension on Australian Contract

Health Communication Network  (HCN), an Australian medical IT and health software provider, has announced the renewal of an $8 million
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31 July 2002

Official Launch for NHS Broadband in Wales

The NHS took a step towards greater broadband access last week when Wales health minister, Jane Hutt, officially launched the
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27 May 2002

Health Data Protection Group Formed

The first meeting of the new Health Records and Data Protection Review Group, set up to advise the Government on
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18 April 2002

European Mobile Health Takes First Steps

Mobile health aims to do nothing less than turn traditional healthcare on its head. As numerous speakers at Mobile Health
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11 February 2002

Community Nurses to Expose Poor IT Provision

Trusts that lag behind in providing modern IT for community nurses will be named and shamed by the nurses’ union,
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30 January 2002

Is Telemedicine Finally Delivering the Goods?

Telemedicine is working hard to wipe out its reputation for producing interesting projects but not much real-life action – and
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1 January 2002

Boxing Day Busiest Ever Day for NHS Direct

NHS Direct, the UK national telephone health advice service, had its busiest ever day on Boxing Bay, as the holiday
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19 December 2001

IT Needed to Cut Drug Deaths

A new report by the Audit Commission has highlighted the need to invest in IT systems to cut the increasing
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6 December 2001

Department of Health awards £325m HR and Payroll Contract

The UK Department of Health (DH) has awarded a £325 million contract — the largest IT contract yet awarded within
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12 October 2001

NHS Signs Landmark National Software Deal With Microsoft

The NHS has completed a three-year corporate software licensing deal with Microsoft Ltd, which will see all NHS computer users
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