The UK Government has sent a warning shot across the bows of the food industry by launching an advertising campaign to highlight hidden levels of salt, sugar and fat in products. The government's Change4Life scheme, which includes many ...
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The UK Department of Health has dismissed a call by the UK's leading opposition party for legal limits on salt, sugar and fat in foods aimed at children. A Department of Health spokesperson said today (7 January) that the government's ...
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Pop into your local supermarket and pick up a packet of own label chocolate digestive biscuits. Now carefully inspect the packaging. Across the front and back of the pack you’ll find a raft of information that goes beyond brand ...
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The Department of Health (DoH) has announced the winners of its information sharing challenge fund, which hopes to improve patient experiences through the creation of new digital services. Almost 100 proposals were submitted to the DoH ...
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The Department of Health is introducing a £9m child protection information system to log children who visit A&E in hospitals. The software will flag to doctors and nurses if the child is subject to a child protection plan or is being ...
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Bolton NHS Foundation Trust has selected security management firm Wave Systems' Safend Encryptor to encrypt sensitive data and manage and recover data securely. Further reading NHS Trust fined £175,000 for 'entirely avoidable' ...
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The Department of Health has clawed back £1bn from troubled supplier CSC in a legally binding agreement. The deal will see Lorenzo electronic patient record systems used in just 10 trusts, down from 160. CSC will retain ...
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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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A fragrance-release system designed to stimulate appetite,specially-trained"guide dogs for the mind,"and an intelligent wristband that supports people with dementia to stay active safely,are just some of the design prototypes to help people ...
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The Department of Health in the UK, has issued guidance on the use of antiviral drugs to manage people with flu-like illness in England who are at higher risk of developing complications from flu, following the Health Protection Agency ...
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Business reaction to DCMS announcement Local government reaction to DCMS announcement Consultation could hold back broadband roll-out The broadband industry has said goodbye to Jeremy Hunt as he takes Andrew Lansley's old job as secretary ...
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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 Federal Communications Commission is planning to launch a variety of initiatives to spur the development and adoption of broadband-enabled healthcare devices and applications, with the overriding goal of establishing mobile health ...
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Bolton NHS Foundation Trust has selected security management firm Wave Systems' Safend Encryptor to encrypt sensitive data and manage and recover data securely. Further reading NHS Trust fined £175,000 for 'entirely avoidable' ...
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