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Editorial
Mike Fairey introduces this issue.
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In the news this issue
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CARE AT HOME
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Smart support at home: the integration of
telecare technology with primary and community care systems
David Kelly reports on progress by the sixth year of West
Lothian’s use of IT for care in the community.
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Benefits of Nottingham City’s new
information system in community rehabilitation and intermediate-care
services
Peter Montgomery and Helen McCloughry
describe how a new information system has helped to integrate
Nottingham’s intermediate-care and rehabilitation services.
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CLINICAL AUDIT
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New frontiers in national clinical audit
Martin Old tells how the National Clinical Audit Support Programme
is enabling clinicians to compare their results with national service frameworks
targets.
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ICT-ENABLED CARE
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They are new, low-cost and useful but not
yet widely used
Keith Clough says there are innovative low-cost procedures
that could have a significant impact on the NHS if more widely utilised.
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Do computers help doctors?
William Payne examines the vexed question of how much
computers really help clinicians.
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PRODUCT FEATURES
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Product directories |
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— remote monitoring and diagnostic devices |
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— wireless communications
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Telemonitoring gives new freedom to cardiac patients
Cardiac monitoring technology may soon enable us to tell in minutes whether
symptoms are indicative of a heart attack, says Dr David Lipkin.
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Radiology set to benefit from wireless technology
Dahn Jubell on the potential of wireless solutions for
speeding response times, reducing risk and improving service. |
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REGULARS
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re:fractions
Health Informatics Week is an opportunity for informaticians to promote
their successes, say Ian White and Siobhan Roberts. |
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EPR arms
Sean Brennan pieces together the jigsaw puzzle that is the
NPfIT. |
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Periscope
William Payne explores the potential for tracking disease
with mobile phones.
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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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Tenders
Selected tender notices from the Official Journal of the European
Community. |
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Partnerships & acquisitions |
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Wanted |
