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Let patients see correspondence, says DH

The Department of Health will be writing to primary care professional bodies, urging them to encourage members to copy patients
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New e-qualification launched for teen cancer care

Coventry University claimed a first today with the launch of what it describes as a “global virtual classroom created to
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West Middlesex deploys cancer pathway CIS

 In a bid to get better cancer datasets, West Middlesex University Hospital has begun implementation of a new clinical information
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New oncology system goes live at Arden Cancer Centre

A new oncology-specific, image-enabled electronic medical record system has gone live in the Arden Cancer Centre, part of the University
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Informatics studentship available at Kingston

Kingston University is currently offering PhD studentships in a number of research projects in health computing and informatics subjects available
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Scottish ECS proving a success

Launched last summer the Scottish Emergency Care Summary is already proving a success making out-of-hours communications more efficient and effective.
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Online care pathways for cancer developed

The NHS Cancer Services Collaborative ‘Improvement Partnership’ (CSCIP) has developed a national electronic information pathway designed to point cancer patients
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DH planning telecare pilot for one million people

The Department of Health (DH) is to soon seek expressions of interest for a large scale project examining how technology
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Bucking the trend

Sunderland PCT is on course to deliver the March 2007 target of 90% of referrals through Choose and Book. EHIPC
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Nuffield blames ‘weak’ HC rating on computer problems

Nuffield Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust has blamed its relatively poor performance rating from the Healthcare Commission on the failures of
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