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Editorial
Mike Fairey introduces this issue.
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In the news this issue
See the News
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for summaries of these
news articles ENGLISH NATIONAL PROGRAMME
8 Records’ clean-up costs
8 Jeavons replaces Burns
8 Bolton’s single GP system
LETTER 9 ‘Telemedicine’ not rejected at
Queen Victoria Hospital NEW WAYS 2
Zeppelin broadband
2 New radio platform for
implants
4 Robo-docs at Paddington
5 Smart holograms create
smart devices
5 Patients’ status indexed from
biosignals
6 New EU-wide patents’
legislation
7 PbR could delay uses of
teletechnologies OF INTEREST 9
New DoH ministers
9 Tracking systems for
decontamination super-
centres
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SYSTEMS DESIGN
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Designing improved healthcare processes
using discrete event simulation
Vascular surgeon Simon Dodds developed a tool to simulate
outpatient clinic activities and thereby improve scheduling, with a 40%
increase in clinic capacity. view abstract |
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Creation of a mouth-cancer website and
online
support group
Dental consultant Vinod Joshi set up a support website for
patients with mouth cancer providing appropriate information not only
for them but also for their professional carers.
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Implementing an electronic patient record
for Leicestershire’s therapists working in the
community 2002–2005
Development of a shared EPR and electronic booking and scheduling for
adult community therapy services throughout Leicestershire and Rutland
reported by Carol Marsden, Simon Taylor and Derek Coker.
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Creation of a gold-standard theatre-management
system for Musgrave Park Hospital
Stephen Beattie describes a computerised information and control
system for Musgrave Park’s busy theatres that has been assessed as among
the best in
trauma and orthopaedics in the UK. view
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PRODUCT FEATURES
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Product directories |
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— telemedicine and telecare systems |
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— workflow and document-management systems
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Teleconferencing delivers increased productivity and peace of mind
Tony Hepworth and Ken Pile on how telehealthcare technologies are
improving life for medical staff and patients alike.
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Self-rostering system gives nurses choice
How a computerised rostering solution has transformed life for nurses
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REGULARS
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re:fractions
Jean Roberts visits the eHealth2005 conference in Toronto, Canada.
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12 EPR arms
Electricity and confidentiality discussed by Sean Brennan and friends.
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Periscope
William Payne on the healthcare applications of printed
electronics.
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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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Conferences & courses
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