Alan Maynard, Professor of Health Economics at York University, was addressing a gathering of top health experts at the Great Ormond Street Hospital on Monday. He said sound information management is essential to avoiding problems which could...
Data General has beaten HBOC, IBM and SMS to a £4.5 million contract to supply the Countess of Chester Hospital with an integrated patient care system. The hospital set up a procurement team of 30 people, which visited hospitals across the UK...
One hospital already using the technology is Raigmore in Inverness, and Mike Lister, head of information management and technology at the hospital, welcomed the rollout. The hospital now has a database which lists all patients' previous test...
Besides managing IT resources for the hospitals, IBM will also tap into its growing life sciences division to help power research projects at the hospitals. IBM will administer data centres centralising IT facilities for each hospital, said David...
In the last 12 months, 11 NHS hospital trusts have reported thefts of diagnostic equipment worth more than £10,000 and the health service is keen to stop this. He added: "The theft of such equipment is deplorable and diverts much needed resources...
NHS patients in Kent and Medway are benefiting from a broadband link with hospitals in London that enables doctors to send high-grade images such as X-rays and angiograms electronically, speeding up diagnosis and treatment.