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NHS doctors need permission to access patient records
The current patient consent system is being revised so that doctors will need permission to access electronic health records.
NHS IT - something to celebrate?
To mark the 60th anniversary of the NHS, IT PRO examines the massive IT overhaul at the health services giant.
Raids target illegal drug websites
Interpol has raided 12 fake pharma firms in the UK for selling drugs illegally online.
Doctors warn too much mobile use can cause rash
Dermatologists have said that an unexplained rash on people's faces could be a skin allergy caused by using mobiles too often.
Nexsan go for the edge with new green storage
‘Green’ storage provider announces a new solution for small to medium sized businesses.
Healthcare to buck IT spending downturn
New IT spending trends analysis has found budgets will continue to shrink, except in the healthcare industry.
Motorola launches VoIP enabled barcode scanner
Motorola's takeover of Symbol delivers hybrid device for retail, hospitality, healthcare and the factory floor.
IBM goes on spending spree
Big blue adds SOA specialist Webify's healthcare and insurance strings to its bow and shells out $740 million for MRO
Public Sector Roundup: Healthcare advances
Healthcare students and staff have new networked facilities, LaserBand optimises patient identification and West Sussex transforms to save money.
Healthcare Commission signs £17m IP deal
The healthcare watchdog has signed up to the THUS network for fully managed, IP-based voice, data and internet services.
CSC to allow iSoft merger with IBA Health
The merger between troubled healthcare software developer iSoft and Australian firm is set to go ahead after £300 million NHS contract is adjusted.
Suspended Fujitsu healthcare head tells government about NHS IT concerns
Andrew Rollerson tells House of Commons committee that the National Programme for IT is not doomed to failure, but needs better project management...
Work flow key to healthcare IT security
User authentication is necessary to ensure patient data and privacy, but it can no longer be allowed to interrupt work flow, according to...
Healthcare technology must be developed with staff in mind, says study
The NHS must take views of staff "much more seriously" when implementing new IT, according to the author of a new study.
Telehealth market set for boom
Using technology to deliver healthcare remotely will be a booming market by 2012, worth some £4 billion globally, according to new research.
Cross-council communications linked up
Telford & Wrekin uses Cisco system to connect healthcare, benefits, police and education across the council. <br/>
"Whingeing" hurts NHS IT, says project head
Connecting for Health's chief executive Richard Granger takes on critics of the National Programme for IT at a London healthcare conference.
Healthcare digital imaging market to grow by 75 per cent
Datamonitor study details how picture archiving and communication systems sector to be worth $8.6 billion by 2011.
Report criticises NHS IT
Interim progress review calls for more innovation and a £100 million in funding to encourage high-tech healthcare.
CA World: Tech aids prevention in healthcare
The company is embarking on a number of pilots using technology to boost healthcare levels.<br>