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The British Journal of Healthcare Computing and Information Management

Contents

March 2006
Volume 23 Number 2
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In the news this issue

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ENGLISH NATIONAL PROGRAMME

14 Doctors still supportive
of NPfIT aims, but . . .

14 GP-to-GP record transfers on horizon

INFORMATION DISCLOSURES

4  Minors’ privacy rights upheld

6  Reporting underage sex could  breach HR

6  DPA obstructs research: claim refuted

6  Deletion of police-
held DNA

7  Detectives prosecuted

COLLABORATIVE CARE

2  Our health, our care, our say: a new direction for community services

2  Self-care knowledge requirements

4  New workforce for personalised socialcare

4  Public-health info exchange for Europe

LETTER

14 CfH has delivered more than just QMAS

OF INTEREST

10 Chlamydia-test results
by text

10 From BSI500 to ISO/IEC2000

10 New DoH Board

10 Mobiles not found to cause brain tumours

11 £8m for innovation development

12 Telediagnosis trial in Cumbria and Lancashire

12 Northamptonshire telecare saves £1.5m

13 Manchester’s clinical correspondence exchange

13 NHS Direct fails audit

SECURITY

7  Hackers hit US hospitals

8  Oregon and Washington security breach alert

8  UK’s awareness of security risks improves

9  DTI finds viruses cause worst damage

9  Unwiped hard drives auctioned
 

 

3 News
18 Editorial
Mike Fairey
introduces the lead articles. view editorial
 ELECTRONIC TRANSFER OF PRESCRIPTIONS
19 England’s Electronic Prescription Service: taking off now on the implementation runway
Tim Donohoe offers an overview of how the new service will work and its implementation.
Read article ...
 DIGITAL SIGNATURES
22 Electronic signatures in practice
Stephen Mason explains why no form of esignature is totally secure. Read article ...
 ELEARNING
 27 The no-nonsense guide to ... elearning
Bob Little explains what it is and how to use it.
30 Case study: Elearning gives staff more choice.
 
31
Elearning and the NHS. Can elearning have a positive impact on the health service?
George Divanis
, Addenbrooke’s Hospital and Jon Buttriss, Computeach, give their views.
35
Product directory: elearning.
 REGULARS
16 re:fractions. Russell Gurbutt and Jean Roberts show why EPRs are of little value to nurses.
17

EPR Arms. Sean Brennan visits the Arms for the last time.

26
Knowledgebases. Book reviews and new information resources.
34 Periscope. William Payne looks at novel ways to help children overcome anxiety
36
43 Conferences & courses
43
Wanted
44 Last Bytes

 

 

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