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In Brief: guaranteed national levels of service
The NHS Information Authority has guaranteed national levels of service from NHSnet following an upgrade of its messaging service. The deal - involving an amended contract with Syntegra, the messaging arm of BT - guarantees delivery times, free one-stop support services and access to a national web-based e-mail address book ...
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In Brief: need for collaborative approaches
A procurement review of NHS IT has stressed the need for collaborative approaches and agreed national standards.
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In Brief: Local NHS performance information
Local NHS performance information is to be published on the Internet by the end of the year. All local NHS organisations will be obliged to provide web-based information on how health and social care services are performing, together with details of how to access local services such as GPs and ...
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NHSnet funding boost
A chunk of the £60m IT Budget money allocated to the NHS will go towards speeding up new information technology, particularly communications via NHSnet.
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Joint focus for ERDIP sites
The second phase of the national electronic records development implementation programme has been set up with an extra £5.85m for 13 demonstrator sites (see below).
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Visions of the future
Security issues in the public sector have come into sharp focus as the government has prioritised patient confidentiality. So how secure are personal NHS records, asks Jane Dudman
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Channel swapping
Videoconferencing links offer a promising new channel of communication for health professionals and for their clients. But manufacturers and users still have a few changes to make before telemedicine becomes widespread, writes Jane Dudman
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Homing in on a new goal
The national plan may have moved the NHS Information Authority's goalposts again but the organisation is embracing the opportunities it offers and has found its strategic direction, its director of stakeholder relations tells Maura Thompson
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Easy money?
The search is on to find a replacement for the NHS payroll system. Many demands mean it is not a simple task, as Wayne Lloyd points out
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In Brief: Sharing Clinical Information in the Primary Care Team project
A pilot project designed for sharing information between health and social care has been established by the national Assembly for Wales.
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In Brief: telemedicine solutions
Paediatric consultants at Guy's and St Thomas' in London are using telemedicine solutions from Agilent Technologies to transmit paediatric ECG data across NHSnet. Digital data can be transferred to video to allow specialist diagnosis of congenital heart conditions. The link has been established between Guy's and West Suffolk trust, but ...
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In Brief: WirelessMed launched
Doctors.net.uk, the online medical community, has launched WirelessMed, the first wireless application protocol service to link directly to Medline.
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In Brief: Asset management system
Harlequin Software Consultants, providers of financial systems to over 80 trusts, have launched an asset management system to add to their accounts receivable, cashiers, charitable funds and patients' money. It allows users to keep track of all capital assets held within the trust, log all movements, view a history, run ...
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High-tech x-rays deal
South Buckinghamshire trust is one of the latest to agree a contract with Agfa Medical Imaging for implementation of digital imaging systems. The systems allow x-rays to be captured, stored and transmitted digitally, saving on film costs and time.
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Targeting complaints early
A complaints early-warning system has been launched, aimed at helping NHS organisations identify problem areas.
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Ambulance staff get better links
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Ambulance trust has agreed a contract with NTL for installation and maintenance of an advanced communications network.
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Mental health teams will help young adults
Mental health experts have reacted enthusiastically to expectations that the national plan will boost early interventions for young people with psychosis and schizophrenia.