medical
RSS medicalNHS helpline moves onto the Net
News NHS Direct, the UK Department of Health's (DoH) 24-hour medical helpline, is to move onto the Internet this autumn. The site will also link to other official medical information Web sites. The move -... [07 Jul 1999]
US doctors turn to the Web
News A survey of GPs at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has shown that US doctors are increasingly using the Internet to gather medical information. Half of those questioned use the Net to read... [24 Jun 1999]
UK pharmacists launch online drugs database
News The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) has launched the UK's first online compendium of medical products. ABPI aims to get details of new medical products into the public domain,... [23 Jun 1999]
Golden opportunities in European online healthcare
Comment One will offer medical training aimed at doctors, another will provide information for hospitals; there will be various other health and fitness sites for consumers. The early use of the Internet for researching... [11 Jun 1999]
GE hails X-ray breakthrough
News GE Medical Systems has claimed a major breakthrough that will speed up the identification of health problems and diseases. GE Medical Systems said the technology will be ready for commercial use next year. [08 Jun 1999]
UPS and HP launch secure online courier service
News The joint service is aimed at businesses which currently rely on overnight couriers, such as the legal and medical industries. United Parcel Service (UPS) has teamed up with Hewlett-Packard (HP) to offer secure online... [04 Jun 1999]
Web medical resource receives shot in the arm
News Online medical resource, The Health Channel, has announced an agreement with Infoseek to quadruple the amount of content on its Internet portal and to boost the power of its search engine. The site - at... [03 Jun 1999]
Online healthcare merger prompts share rise
News Jim Cassidy, MD Shared Medical Systems, told Silicon.com: "Our stock went up along with other US healthcare suppliers. The healthcare industry has welcomed yesterday's merger between Healtheon and WebMD with open arms. [21 May 1999]
Sema focuses on business outsourcing
News Its main clients are Benefits Agency Medical Services and the Rail Settlement Plan. IT services group, Sema, is expecting business outsourcing - not pure IT - to drive over half its UK operations in the next few years. [20 May 1999]
BT operators feel the pressure
News Nine out of ten BT telephone operators are suffering from stress, with nearly a third seeking medical attention. The claims are made in a report by the Communication Workers Union, after a secret survey on the UK telco's... [11 May 1999]
Dobson unveils £50m IT fund for NHS
News But Dr Grant Kelly, chairman of the British Medical Association's GP Information Technology sub-committee, said the money was insufficient. Dobson also pledged to have all GP's surgeries on NHSNet - a national... [11 May 1999]
NHSNet in crisis over technical support
News The British Medical Association (BMA) is threatening to file a complaint with Oftel over the level of support offered by the BT and Cable & Wireless for NHSNet. Grant Kelly, who represents GPs (doctors with... [04 May 1999]
NHS lures private sector IT advisors
News Grant Kelly, chairman of the British Medical Authority's GP committee, said: "The NHS has far too many strategies already - but it lacks an implementation plan. What the Information Authority needs is expert... [29 Apr 1999]
Microsoft in medical partnership
News Microsoft has joined forces with software integrator, Microscript, to market the first standard for integrating medical databases. We want to cut the cost of paper and repeated medical tests. Appian... [22 Apr 1999]
BMA expert attacks NHS online plans
News A British Medical Association (BMA) representative has criticised UK Department of Health plans to sink £20m of funds into an online patient booking system. Grant Kelly, chairman of the BMA's GP Information Technology... [20 Apr 1999]
