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ExtraMed secure £500,000 investment

Scottish based healthcare IT software developers ExtraMed have secured £500,000 of investment to further develop products for the NHS market.
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Junior doctors say training website is in ‘pandemonium’

The new web-based Medical Training Application System (MTAS) used to recruit junior doctors has ‘descended into pandemonium’, according to the
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“It’s not about politics – it’s about patients”

In the concluding part of E-Health Insider's exclusive interview with the chairman of the BMA, James Johnson, he tells us
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NHS Wales streamlines test sample processing

GPs and nurses across Wales are to switch to using printed labels and barcodes when they send test samples to
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Patients key to NPfIT fate

In the first of a two-part interview, BMA chairman, James Johnson, tells Joe Fernandez why patients will decide ultimately the
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New post-Shipman information guidelines issued

The government has released new guidelines on the use of information to ensure NHS organisations have systems and processes in
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NHS Direct Wales launch new website

NHS Direct Wales have launched a new website, after research indicated that two-thirds of the country use the internet for
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Mobile phones: the new tool to combat AIDS in Africa

Mobile phones will be used to help fight the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa, it was announced at the 3GSM World
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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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NAO criticises £12m Dr Foster Intelligence deal

The National Audit Office has criticised the Information Centre for striking a £12m deal without going out to tender to create Dr
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