Safety

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19 August 2008

Half of Scottish prescriptions sent electronically

Over half of all NHS prescriptions issued in Scotland are now sent electronically, latest figures show. Since the start of
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31 July 2008

London pharmacies use SMS for stop smoking drive

Pharmacies in London are to use text messaging to launch a smoking cessation campaign and offer customers support to kick
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23 July 2008

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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21 July 2008

EHI’s news roundup 21.07.08

E-Health Insider’s news round up for the week beginning 21 July 2008 featuring supplier news, awards and information on newly
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18 July 2008

Shropshire PCT implements electronic safety alerts

Shropshire County PCT has implemented the Datix Safety Alerts system to notify staff when any clinical incident happens. The Datix
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17 July 2008

LISs to LIPs with the Health Informatics Review

The much anticipated Health Informatics Review only comes close to setting a new direction for the national programme. But it
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17 July 2008

NHS Supply Chain awards wristband contracts

NHS Supply Chain has announced that eight suppliers have been chosen to provide patient identification wristbands to hospitals in England
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15 July 2008

HealthSpace set for big expansion

HealthSpace, the government’s secure online site for patients, is to be expanded to include shared records and GP appointment booking,
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9 July 2008

Europe aims for interoperable EHRs by 2015

The European Commission has published new draft of interoperability guidelines setting out a roadmap to achieve interoperable electronic health records
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9 July 2008

iSoft introduces LabCentre in Netherlands

iSoft has announced that its LabCentre laboratory information system is to be introduced in the Netherlands. An iSoft spokesperson told
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