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Editorial
Mike Fairey introduces this issue. view editorial |
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In the news this issue
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INFORMATION DISCLOSURES
4 Children’s Bill powers
criticised
6 NHS number proposed as
all-purpose identifier
6 Genetic data: call for greater
protection
6 Offshore processing protests
INFORMATION QUALITY
8 Audit Commission reviews
data quality
8 Inadequate GP cancer
referrals
8 Inadequate care-home
records
8 Standards for clinical-trial
records
LETTER
14 He who pays the piper . . .
NATIONAL SYSTEMS
2 Shape of England’s Spine
Project
2 CRS: continuing scepticism
4 Public service’s broadband
initiative
4 DoH seeks new email-
services provider
4 Qualified computer drivers in
the NHS
OBITUARY
15 Pat Bishop
OF INTEREST
9 Fraud crackdown works
9 New healthcare and
socialcare inspectorates
9 McKesson goes for child
health
10 HITEA 2004 winners |
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HEALTHCARE AND
SOCIALCARE INTERACTION
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A single integrated record — is it the
answer to delivering good community care?
The purposes of the single record need greater clarification says
Terry Roberts. view abstract |
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Information sharing in healthcare and
socialcare:
a question of understanding
Roger Staton argues the case for a common language.
view abstract |
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Does electronic prescribing contribute to
clinical governance?
Rod Beard and Carol Candlish describe a model
for estimating value when considering electronic-prescribing investment.
view abstract |
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PRODUCT FEATURES
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Product directories |
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— electronic prescribing and medicines
administration |
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— network management tools
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Modernising medicines management
Sean Brennan and Nettie de Glanville offer an
overview of changes in medicines management in the, mainly, English
NHS.
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High-performance network cabling
Bandwidth-hungry healthcare systems will need reliable high-speed
networks to supply information when and where needed. |
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REGULARS
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re:fractions
Richard Hayward finds there is a worrying lack of awareness
of NPfIT among nurses and doctors. |
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ASSIST
Wally Gowing discusses the challenge facing Professor
Aidan Halligan in delivering
clinical engagement in the National Programme for IT.
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EPR arms
Sean Brennan asks readers whether the name ‘NHS Care
Records Service’ is always appropriate. |
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Periscope
William Payne reviews evidence of the benefits of
telemedicine.
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Knowledgebases
Book reviews and new information sources |
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Product news
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Services news
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Contract news
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Tenders
Selected tender notices from the Official Journal of the European
Union. |
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Partnerships and acquisitions
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Wanted |
