Hammersmith and Fulham PCT use SMS to help smokers quit Wednesday 14th October 2009 GP practices in NHS Hammersmith and Fulham have used text messaging to collect information on patients’ smoking status and invite patients for smoking cessation advice. The … Continue reading →
Stephen Naysmith Published on 11 Sep 2009 Family doctors can do more to help patients with multiple long-term conditions such as obesity, heart disease and arthritis, according to researchers. A team from the University of Glasgow is to work with … Continue reading →
Australia’s largest listed health information technology company today announced contract extensions in Northern Ireland totalling £8.4 million (A$17.4 million) for long-term support and maintenance services of its health information systems, including an option for one of the hospitals to progress … Continue reading →
Almost all of Scotland’s GP practices now have electronic links to community pharmacies in the first system of its kind in the UK. The electronic Acute Medication Service (eAMS) allows prescriptions to be transmitted directly, cutting down on paperwork and … Continue reading →