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Four pilots for shared social care records

Three local authorities and one care trust are to pilot links between their social care systems and the NHS Personal
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Greater Manchester extends telemedicine pilot

The Greater Manchester and Cheshire Cardiac Network has extended its pilot of a telemedicine ECG service from Broomwell HealthWatch, to
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Osteoporosis detectable with dental software

The University of Manchester is to commercialise a new piece of software, developed by its academics, that can detect osteoporosis via routine
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CSC plans to integrate SystmOne into Lorenzo

Local service provider CSC is planning to integrate TPP’s SystmOne with the strategic software Lorenzo,currently being developed by iSoft. The
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Patient information: how ICTs can help

Fiona Barr looks at the role information technology can play in providing greater information for patients.
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NHS Direct calls cost £16 each

Calls answered by NHS Direct in the last year were costed at just over £16 each, official figures from the information and
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Healthcare assistants’ access to SCR defended

Connecting for Health has defended the decision to allow healthcare assistants to access Summary Care Records (SCRs) in accident and
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CfH creates EPS release two logo

Connecting for Health (CfH) has created a logo to be displayed in pharmacies and surgeries to support the rollout of
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DH seeks tougher sanctions for security breaches

The government is seeking an increase in penalties for NHS staff that breach the Data Protection Act. Health minister, Ben
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Report advises annual QoF negotiation

The National Audit Office has advised the Department of Health to renegotiate the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QoF) every year
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