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Scotland superbug alert system delayed

The Electronic Communication of Surveillance in Scotland system, which will be used to alert doctors to superbug outbreaks, will not
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EHI’s news roundup 25.07.08

E-Health Insider’s news round up for the week ending 25 July 2008 featuring supplier news and information on newly published
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European Court fines Finland for data breach

The European Court of Human Rights has ordered the Finnish government to pay out €34,000 because it failed to protect
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New mammography module allows double-checks

A new mammography module for the Kodak Carestream Radiology Information System has helped to improve mammography screening administration in three
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Fujitsu exit costs Cerner £89m in lost bookings

Cerner has said the termination of Fujitsu’s contract as local service provider to the Southern Programme for IT cost it
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Act paves way for NIGB

The National Information Governance Board is to become a statutory body, replacing the Patient Information Advisory Group, following Royal Assent
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Strategy for greener government IT

Government departments and executive agencies are being asked to take steps to reduce the energy consumption of their IT systems
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SCR could hold ‘end of life’ plans

The Summary Care Record (SCR) could be used to share end of life care plans and resuscitation details, according to
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Scottish GPs to prescribe telephone therapy

The Scottish government has issued £3m funding for a three year pilot study on the effects of telephone and online-based
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Nine in ten patients satisfied with GP access

Nearly nine in ten patients are satisfied with their ability to get through to their GP practice on the telephone,
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