After an eighteen month procurement process Intersystem have won the contract to supply NHS Scotland with their Patient Management System, TrakCare. The PMS includes general hospital patient administration, including mental health patient administration, scheduling and results reporting. There are other … 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 →
By CATHERINE SALMOND TWO frail pensioners who fell in their homes last week received help within minutes thanks to new state-of-the-art alarms. The pair were among the first to be given the new neck pendant alarm connected direct to support … Continue reading →
New Technology from Cisco & Intel allows for greater possibilities in rural areas. Mobile World Congress 2009: 4G Possibilities to Life
Continue reading →Here is an opportunity to use Technology more effectively. VIEWPOINT By Dr Andrew Whitehouse Consultant physician, West Midlands Elderly people have to remain in hospital until social care is arranged Bed-blocking is an ongoing problem for the health service, with … Continue reading →
Here is a letter from Dr Charles Swainson in the Evening News. Centralised records improve healthcare I was dismayed to read Dr John Welford’s letter, “System to blame for record losses, not medical staff” (News, 31 July). Centralisation and computerisation … 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 →
Friday, 24 July 2009 Lumension®, the global leader in operational endpoint security, has been selected by NHS National Services Scotland to enforce security policies governing the storage of data on portable storage devices such as laptops, USB sticks and CDs … Continue reading →