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Technical jargon - who needs IT?
Comment Take this example for a job within the NHS, an organisation that has had its fair share of IT cock-ups in recent times. Get your personnel people to change tack - or else you'll never be part of a business-focused IT department. [27 Oct 1998]
Irish health service slammed over Y2K inaction
News The chief executive of the UK's NHS, Sir Alan Langlands, also said he cannot guarantee that lives would not be lost. The Irish Department of Health's casual approach to the millennium problem could endanger lives, according to Irish medical experts. [14 Oct 1998]
UK health service gives Read Codes a second chance
News The NHS Executive is rethinking its strategy towards the controversial Read Codes because the UK health service can't cope without them, according to a source close to the situation. It claimed that James Read was not impartial to the decision to... [07 Oct 1998]
IBM helps UK doctors take to the Net
News Funding came from two local businessmen who are motivated by their "belief in the NHS" rather than profit, said Bacon. The site has been endorsed by the Department of Health and every UK medical college. [30 Sep 1998]
UK government pumps £1bn into health service IT
News Frank Burns, acting head of the NHS Executive IT department, is behind the strategy which will give every patient, clinician and manager access to electronic health records 24 hours a day. UK health minister, Frank Dobson, has announced a £1bn IT... [25 Sep 1998]
Analysis: UK telemedicine finally gets into gear
Comment But the UK is still five years away from a national telemedicine strategy, and NHS plans are lagging far behind offerings from the private sector. In the UK, all money comes from a limited pool of public taxation, so the NHS is forced to focus on... [17 Aug 1998]
Doctors get electronic appointment system
News The money is part of the £500m for the NHS announced in the Chancellor's 17 March budget. A Department of Health spokesman said: "This will be much quicker, but also more effective. Health Minister Baroness Jay announced a £5m pilot project this... [22 Jul 1998]
Health managers could waste telemedicine money
News The UK Prime Minster's recent pledge to fund IT innovation in the NHS has met with criticism from top health body, the Institute of Health Services Management. The announcements - including the launch of a £14m nursing call centre - were made to... [15 Jul 1998]
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