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Editorial
Mike Fairey introduces this issue.
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In the news this issue
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ENGLISH NATIONAL SYSTEM 2 Benefits from NPfIT
projects unproven
2 EMIS NUG fights GP-system
standardisation
4 CRDB replaces PAB and
NCAB
4 Agfa replaces GE Medical in
two clusters
6 Six enterprise-wide deals
arranged
6 Big Brother Award for NPfIT
INFORMATION DISCLOSURES
7 GPs boycott CRS
7 Patients’ data to go to taxman
8 Childrens Bill amended for
Bichard
8 Records used without consent
in research
8 Genetic data: ‘joint-account’
proposed
8 Police still permitted to keep
DNA of innocents
LETTER
11 Barcoding? Get the data
right first . . .
NATIONAL SYSTEMS
8 ID cards: Information
Commissioner’s concerns
9 ID cards: Home Affairs
Committee’s concerns
9 BMA challenges Government
on ‘health tourism’
9 Finland offers joint ID and
health-insurance smartcard
10 NHSIA, PPA and NHS PASA
abolishments
10 EMIS launches ebooking for
patients
10 Plans for esignatures for
eprescriptions
11 SAFE standard released
11 Mobile-phone ban in hospitals
eased
11 More IT needed to combat
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BUILDING THE CRS
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Changing the way the NHS in England works
Paul Charnley describes the NPfIT’s
plans for engaging the ICT community and end users in realising the
national Care Records Service. view abstract |
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Will England’s National Programme for IT
in the NHS succeed? The ‘jury is out’
A frank view from an NHS Director of Computing.
view abstract |
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An ICT director’s personal view of an
early implementation in England’s National Programme for IT in the NHS
Andrew Haw shares his experience of working with an LSP.
view abstract |
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The new healthcare-ICT marketplace in England: an overview of some
recent trends
Nettie de Glanville reports.
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PRODUCT FEATURES
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Product directories |
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— picture archiving and communications
systems |
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— data storage
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Reducing radiotherapy waiting times with a scheduling system
The background and benefits of the award-winning system developed
for Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology.
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The benefits of storage area networks
Will Parker summarises the advantages of storing data in SANs
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REGULARS
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EPR arms
Sean Brennan has a chat about how technology enables the
elderly to stay in their homes longer.
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Periscope
Java is becoming the platform of choice for developing a new
generation of medical devices, says William Payne.
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Knowledgebases
Book reviews and new information sources |
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Services news
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Contracts news
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Conferences & courses
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Wanted |
