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Patient records database should be refined, says report
Research into the Summary Care Record programme shows that benefits are overshadowed by issues of trust and complicated technical systems.
NHS denies it will 'sell' patient data to businesses
As the discussion about patient confidentiality rumbles on, the NHS denies reports that it is prepared to sell patient data to third parties...
Updated: Survey slams NHS computerised booking system
Patients are being denied choice in appointment times, dates and locations promised by the NHS’s computerised booking system, according to UCL.
New software tool predicts risk from diseases
UCL student develops new health assessment tool to help medical professionals and patients visualise the impact of lifestyle changes on health.
West Wales hospital cuts servers with virtualisation
New tech takes hospital from 40 to three servers while boosting services for staff and patients.
Another NHS laptop goes missing
A laptop stolen from the car of a Colchester University Hospital manager contained the personal details of several thousand patients.
UCL plans patient tracking IT
Strategic project from the University College London will track patients from referral to treatment.
Doctors turn to text to aid childhood immunisation
Many GPs have started embracing text for more than just communicating with friends and colleagues or reminding patients not to miss an appointment.
Ealing patients to receive appointment reminders by text
A west London PCT is implementing an innovative SMS service designed to improve patient relations and eliminate missed GP visits
GPs use text to help patients stub out the ciggies
GP surgeries in Islington are using SMS as a way to increase campaign response rates. <br/>
Public Sector Roundup: Plate scanner cuts crime
A Manchester mall uses Automatic Number Plate Recognition to cut crime by 65 per cent, Barking patients get free text reminders, and Wigan invests...
NHS system mis-books patient appointments
An error in the NHS Choose and Book electronic appointment system has sent patients to the wrong meetings and delayed an upgrade.
NHS records system to be tested in Bolton
Health services IT programme will eventually allow patients to access their own records from their home computers.
NHS told to barcode patients
Health services to use "scan and save" bar codes and radio frequency identification tools to track patients, drugs and tools.