health
RSS healthNHS helpline gets £35m cash boost
News The UK's National Health Service is to plough a further £35m into NHS Direct, its 24 hour helpline. Nurses stationed in call centres provide round-the-clock expert health advice. The helpline gives... [05 Aug 1998]
Radiation expert takes mobile operators to court
News Coghill believes prolonged use can cause serious health damage. Coghill believes all mobile phones should a label with the text: "Warning: Prolonged continuous use of this handset, or non hands-free use whilst driving,... [27 Jul 1998]
Doctors get electronic appointment system
News Health Minister Baroness Jay announced a £5m pilot project this week that will let GPs set hospital appointments directly from their surgeries. A Department of Health spokesman said: "This will be much... [22 Jul 1998]
IT infrastructure gets low billing from UK government
News Investing in the IT infrastructure of the UK health service is not a priority, despite the cash boost of £21bn the NHS received last week. In his Commons statement yesterday, health minister Frank Dobson... [17 Jul 1998]
Mobile phones switch off brain cells
News Many research studies of the effects of mobile phones on health have been conducted in the past few months, but none have provided conclusive proof of ill effects. The Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (Dera) has... [17 Jul 1998]
Cool BMA response to health service cash boost
News Dr Grant Kelly, chairman of the BMA's GP Information Technology sub-committee, said: "The problem is that the NHS Executive [the organisation which manages the UK's health service] makes spending plans without consulting... [16 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 Institute's technology group chairman,... [15 Jul 1998]
World Health Organisation plans global network
News What could be the world's best chance of creating a global network for public health surveillance is waiting in the wings at the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) in Geneva. According to a World Health... [13 Jul 1998]
In brief: Telemedicine centre shows healthcare future
News According David Rainey, head of BT's Health Division, telemedicine is set to radically transform the way healthcare is provided across the world. BT has opened a centre in South Wales to showcase state-of-the-art... [08 Jul 1998]
Laptops present risk to health
News The UK's largest union, Unison, claims laptops can effect users' physical health. We have sent our findings to the Health and Safety Executive and they are due to carry out a more in depth analysis," she... [07 Jul 1998]
In brief: Sinclair Montrose gears up for NHS business
News Sinclair Montrose, a health services provider, is ready to tender for NHS contracts with the acquisition of the ASA Locums agency. The £11m purchase gives Sinclair Montrose control over specialist staff such as... [06 Jul 1998]
Blair stresses value of NHS performance checks
News The UK Prime Minister has chosen healthcare monitoring over IT investment for the National Health Service. Speaking at the NHS 50th anniversary celebrations, Tony Blair talked of the "scandal of Bristol", when 27... [03 Jul 1998]
Europe's first cardiac call centre opens
News ITS plans to expand the telemedicine centre to other health care markets. Around 1,600 GPs have signed up to Lifesign, Europe's first cardiac call centre, based in South Wales. The 24-hour service, which is run by... [03 Jul 1998]
Network set up to fight back against biological warfare
News He believed the result would be far more sophisticated than the leading health information network ProMED, which is funded by the University of Rockefeller. The US government is funding an international network that... [03 Jul 1998]
Health expert warns against cutting IT costs
News A leading health economist has warned the UK Government that reducing investment in the health service's information management systems could lead to disaster. Alan Maynard, Professor of... [01 Jul 1998]
