The winners of a free software app created at the first NHS Hack Day claim their product could save the NHS £3m per year in lost time. The browser-based Patient List system is intended to reduce the number of mistakes made in care ...
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Almost three quarters (70%) of experience IT pros claim to have considered a move to the NHS, according to a survey by IT healthcare recruiter max20. Questioning 130 IT professionals, that work outside of the NHS, 46% said ‘career ...
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The provision of GP IT services are to be given to clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), in a move which could see doctors’ systems outsourced to third-party providers, according to the NHS Commissioning Board’s (NHS CB) ...
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The NHS is looking for a new CIO following the vacancy left after Katie Davis stepped down as managing director for NHS Informatics at the Department for Health in July. Katie Davis had been in the role for about a year after Christine ...
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The G-Cloud looks set to become the future model for the way government buys its IT – with a new framework in the pipeline that will include secure email services for the NHS – and calls for it to become a blueprint for all new ...
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Data breaches in the UK across all sectors have increased an average of more than tenfold in the past five years, security firm Imation has uncovered. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) revealed the figures in response to a ...
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Stoke-on-Trent City Council has been fined 120,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for breaching the Data Protection Act. A solicitor that worked within the organisation was found to have sent 11 emails containing ...
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CSC has stemmed losses in its 10-year outsourcing deal with Royal Mail through a combination of job cuts, tax breaks and relief payments, according to an analysis of eight years of published accounts for the venture. The supplier signed ...
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After taking part in a competitive tender process, CARIS is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the PLECO Project with the Norwegian Hydrographic Service (NHS). FREDERICTON, NB, December 08, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- After ...
Tags: CARIS, PLECO Project, NHS, multibeam systems
Packaging in the pharmaceutical market has to do more than just protect the product and attract the consumer. As Tony Corbin finds, designing the perfect pack requires a lot of care and attention When it comes to packaging in the ...
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The government is providing GBP 100m in technology for nurses and midwives in a move designed to free up time to spend with patients. Organisations will be issued guidelines on how to make bids for the funding, which could include ...
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Some 97% of GPs in the UK claim to use electronic medical records, according to the 2012 Commonwealth International Health Policy survey. The survey of nearly 8,500 primary care doctors across the world found that the UK came top in its ...
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The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has slammed what it calls "an underlying problem with data protection in local government". It comes after four councils were fined a combined £300,000 for losing personal data. Leeds City ...
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HMS Software has announced the release of TimeControl 6.4. This version extends on the long-standing success of the TimeControl timesheet system with another wave of new and enhanced functionality. Since its initial release in 1994, ...
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Essex County Council has signed a £81m network and telephony deal to introduce a Public Services Network(PSN)across its 200,000 users. The 10-year next-generation network(NGN)deal was awarded to a joint venture between ...
Tags: Essex County Council, network and telephony deal, PSN, NGN