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2006

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December 2006

• Yorkshire Ambulance Service signs with ACTIVE
• Statistics show change in delivery of community care.
• Secure messaging service for NHS.
• PAS helps Surrey hospital cut waiting times
• Nuffield Hospitals network chooses Version One.
• NHS trusts to cut carbon emissions
• New iSOFT intervention saves blood tests
• New Irish hospital selects Orion’s Rhapsody.
• New business wins for ScriptSwitch.
• Logo shows ‘approved’ drug sites.
• Leicester hospitals choose Tiara9.
• Heart of England signs up for EuroKing Miracle.
• Half a million NHS employees now paid by ESR.
• German hospital chooses Sectra PACS.
• Fast, convenient and confidential appointment booking at the Royal Free.

November 2006

• Search engine for GPs. 9 Nov 2006
• SCOTTY Group equips Holland’s biggest telehealth project. 9 Nov 2006
• New video technology for surgeons 9 Nov 2006
• New casualty-tracking system. 9 Nov 2006
• Business cards for the digital age. 9 Nov 2006
• Virtual College trains 20,000th elearner. 9 Nov 2006
• iSOFT attains QOF 8.5. 8 Nov 2006
• EMIS pilots GP remote access to records. 8 Nov 2006
• Data-protection course deemed “highly relevant”. 8 Nov 2006
• Choose and Book upgrade. 8 Nov 2006
• Chaucer Hospital trials CareTrends. 8 Nov 2006
• CfH appoints PC Coaching. 8 Nov 2006
• Barnsley scheme for home carers. 8 Nov 2006

October 2006

• Telindus wins accolades at CIB awards. 6 Oct 2006
• New imaging department at the Whittington. 6 Oct 2006
• New Dragon dictation tool. 6 Oct 2006
• Kilmarnock hospital gets DR detectors. 6 Oct 2006
• Interactive whiteboard helps A&E traffic. 6 Oct 2006
• Ferrania system for North West Wales. 6 Oct 2006
• Ergotron introduces LX large display cart. 6 Oct 2006
• EMIS upgrades Population Manager. 6 Oct 2006

September 2006

• Tunstall awarded grant to develop next-generation home-monitoring technology. 5 Sept 2006
• Tameside installs web-based pharmacy system.
  5 Sept 2006
• ‘Talking’ pill bottles. 5 Sept 2006
• Remote online access to patient information for Bedford Hospital. 5 Sept 2006
• New pre-operative assessment tool. 5 Sept 2006
• Leicester Hospitals move to IP. 5 Sept 2006
• IP CCTV aids medical training. 5 Sept 2006
• Hospitals told not to ban mobiles. 5 Sept 2006
• EPS deal for Boots. 5 Sept 2006
• Ealing PCT adopts web-based reporting tool for clinical governance. 5 Sept 2006
• Charitable coalition for developing world. 5 Sept 2006
• Bluespier saves SWLEOC time and money. 5 Sept 2006
• Ambulance trust chooses Airwave digital radio.
  5 Sept 2006

July 2006

• Version One wins Green Hero Award. 7 July 2006
• SMS reminders reduce ‘no shows’ by 30%. 7 July 2006
• Paper-free physiotherapy. 7 July 2006
• Mobility White Paper. 7 July 2006
• Mobility solution saves Leeds a packet. 7 July 2006
• Microsoft reports on flexible working. 7 July 2006
• Live viewing of ear surgery. 7 July 2006
• ELMS for Dumfries and Galloway. 7 July 2006
• Agfa breaks data-transfer record. 7 July 2006

June 2006

• Texthelp wins Irish ICT excellence award. 8 June 2006
• Sunderland measures performance with pbviews. 8 June 2006
• South Warwickshire cuts physiotherapy waiting times. 8 June 2006
• Siemens Communications wins enterprise award. 8 June 2006
• Perito streamlines NHS recruitment. 8 June 2006
• New Cambridge research centre for Kodak. 8 June 2006
• Mobile xray system for Sandwell. 8 June 2006
• Mobile email aids care in the home. 8 June 2006
• Milton Keynes General ties up with WCI. 8 June 2006
• King’s College chooses GemaTech. 8 June 2006
• Hampshire chooses CareNotes. 8 June 2006
• Controlled substance prescription system adopted by Avon and Wiltshire. 8 June 2006
• Computer cart provides mobile access to medical records. 8 June 2006
• CAS Services acquires Clinical Solutions. 8 June 2006
• BMJ partners with DXS to provide point-of-care software. 8 June 2006
• Ambulance trusts join mapping agreement with OS. 8 June 2006

May 2006

• Software to connect bedside medical devices. 24 May 2006
• Sirocom to provide managed broadband service. 24 May 2006
• Questmark to sell Thunder Virtual Flipchart.
  24 May 2006
• New DICOM print solution from Ferrania. 24 May 2006
• Forms-processing system speeds up cancer project. 24 May 2006
• Easy-clean keyboard. 23 May 2006
• Dudley chooses Capula PAS. 23 May 2006
• Digital pen that recognises handwriting. 23 May 2006
• Camdata introduces ‘smart’ wristbands to the UK market. 23 May 2006
• ‘Badge’ that enables staff communication. 19 May 2006
• Antibacterial coating for patient wristbands. 19 May 2006
• Ascom launches VoWiFi system. 19 May 2006

April 2006

• Trial of online patient access to medical records begins. 19 April 2006
• Timesaver for mobile workers. 19 April 2006
• Telindus shows latest technology at HC2006.
  19 April 2006
• System C makes best firms list for second year.
  19 April 2006
• Pennine trust chooses EuroKing Miracle. 19 April 2006
• PCT reports improved incident reporting with Sentinel. 19 April 2006
• New training methods for Tees and North East Yorks. 19 April 2006
• New managed learning environment for Avon SHA.
• Mobile cart for IT-based teaching. 11 April 2006
• Greenwich PCT signs up for CCBT. 11 April 2006
• Clinical information wiki launched. 11 April 2006
• BUPA Hospitals chooses Kodak. 11 April 2006
• Brother launches time and date labeller. 11 April 2006
• ARDENTIA launches practice-based commissioning tool.  11 April 2006
• Ambulance service reports huge savings through IT. 11 April 2006

March 2006

• United BioSource targets elearning. 17 March 2006
• Philips moves into home healthcare. 17 March 2006
• Parcel-handling system used to track patients. 17 March 2006
• New blood transfusion system for Hammersmith. 17 March 2006
• Let your website do the talking. 17 March 2006
• Innovative labelling system for St George’s. 17 March 2007
• Health information service for thalidomide patients. 17 March 2006
• First London trusts go live with RiO. 17 March 2006
• Eteaching has “numerous advantages over ‘chalk and talk’ ”  17 March 2006
• Doctors primed for avian flu — online. 17 March 2006
• Creative learning tool improves service. 17 March 2006
• Addenbrooke’s Hospital picks SumTotal. 17 March 2006

February 2006

• Smart alert system interprets patient’s condition. 14 February 2006
• Liverpool trials BT telecare technology. 14 February 2006
• Smart patient wristband saves nurses’ time. 14 February 2006
• Strand software facilitates Class A prescriptions. 14 February 2006
• Interactive pad enhances training experience. 14 February 2006
• Consortium to supply enterprise-wide index to BMI. 14 February 2006
• Hospital-wide ‘filmless’ efficiencies for Broomfield. 14 February 2006
• High-tech home-care help. 14 February 2006
• ePMS ideal for repeat prescriptions. 14 February 2006
• Epilepsy Action gets new online forum. 14 February 2006
• Bristol A&E goes digital. 14 February 2006
• Asian TV channels for hospital patients. 14 February 2006

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