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NHS failing to give patients the tech they want
News As well as suggesting everyday technologies could be better used, the report also looks at how more sophisticated tech - such as videoconferencing - could be used for consultations and virtual visits for hospital patients. [24 Oct 2008]
Doctor iPhone will see you now…
News Christine Chang, Datamonitor healthcare technology analyst, said in a statement: "Healthcare providers don't want to carry around a beeper, hospital-issued phone, cell phone, BlackBerry... [17 Mar 2008]
Tech key to vital healthcare savings
News In a related measure, the first hospital staff across England to gain access to GP records via the national summary care record system (SRC) will do so within a matter of weeks. The report states: "European citizens... [09 Jan 2008]
Hospitals need RFID injection
News RFID tagging has recently been piloted in a UK hospital, with hospitals in Germany and New York already tagging their patients in the hope of reducing the number of clinical errors. RFID is more durable, accurate and... [24 Aug 2007]
New hospitals award £68m voice and data contract
News University Hospital of North Stafford chairman Mike Brereton said in a statement: "This area has been in need of new hospitals and a new away of providing healthcare for many years but this programme is... [26 Jun 2007]
Manx healthcare gets a shot in the arm
News The deal with System C Healthcare will create a Clinical Care Support Service across the island with software installed at Nobles hospital in Douglas and for several other community services. The Isle of... [29 Mar 2007]
Microsoft to buy search start-up
News Back in July, it purchased patient database service Azyxxi and formed an alliance with hospital group MedStar Health to bring new technology into MedStar's hospitals. Microsoft has touted healthcare as... [26 Feb 2007]
Intel tailors tablets for hospitals
News The $2,199 C5 is technically called a "mobile clinical assistant" but it's basically a small tablet PC redesigned for a hospital environment. The C5 is directly connected to the other medical equipment used to take a... [21 Feb 2007]
NHS hits 18,000 broadband connections target
News In addition, BT has also won new contracts worth a total of £36m to provide voice and data services to five NHS organisations - the Kent and Medway Health Informatics Service, North Merseyside Health Informatics Service, Peterborough and... [08 Feb 2007]
Sex clinic gives good text
News Patients will soon be able to book appointments at London's Royal Free Hospital 24 hours a day via text message. The system was developed by London-based healthcare software company Softcare Medical with... [30 Nov 2006]
Handsfree communicators speed up hospital work
News Star Trek-style communicators are being used to help hospital staff work smarter at an NHS trust in Cornwall. Simon Goodwin, director of IT services for the Cornwall NHS Community, told silicon.com: "If you think about... [16 Nov 2006]
Libraries to lend a hand to NHS
News Information would include hospital waiting times, the number of cancelled operations, MRSA rates and patient experience ratings conducted by the healthcare commission. According to the Department of... [14 Nov 2006]
Watchdog to reprobe NHS IT
News Those comments followed disruptions to computer services in 80 hospital trusts after the power supply to a data centre was interrupted. This summer, healthcare software company iSoft's rollout for the... [05 Sep 2006]
iSoft lands Spanish health deal
News The Ministry of Health and Social Services for the Spanish region of Cantabria is paying iSoft to design and manage software for hospital tests at all centres within the region's health service. The iSoft software will... [17 Aug 2006]
Wireless health tech targets baby boomers
News At the moment hospitals are using wireless systems to cut costs by treating patients remotely - for example, treating them in their own homes rather than in the hospital. But according to a report published by analyst... [21 Jul 2006]
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