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Thought-controlled robot arm created by US scientists

Two people paralyzed by strokes have been able to move a robot arm using their thoughts, after having an electrode-containing device implanted in their brains Read more

17 May, 2012 by Jo Best

Heart of England NHS begins massive digitisation plan

...England foundation trust has signed a five-year deal to digitise its patient records. Heart of England NHS Foundation has signed a five-year deal... Read more

18 January, 2012 by Jo Best

NHS patient records scheme faces £750m cut

...A project to provide electronic records to NHS patients in England could be scaled back by more than £750m, it emerged... Read more

17 June, 2011 by Nick Heath

NHS patient records: Key trust drops flagship scheme

...issued several ultimatums to suppliers to speed up the delivery of electronic patient record systems. But despite CSC's repeated failure to hit targets for... Read more

18 April, 2011 by Nick Heath

No clean bill of health for £3bn NHS patient record project

...reportPhoto: Shutterstock A project to roll out electronic health records for NHS patients in England has run into fresh problems, according to a government report... Read more

27 September, 2011 by Nick Heath

...Smart' hospital gown monitors patient health

...are working on an "intelligent" shirt that monitors the health of a patient, including temperature and heart rate, and can track their location within the... Read more

20 September, 2011 by Andrew Nusca

London hospital trials cloud-based patient records

...and Westminster Hospital and Edinburgh Napier University are trialling a cloud-based patient records service that promises to give patients better control over who sees... Read more

21 June, 2011 by Ben Woods

£7bn NHS e-records plan faces failure, says watchdog

...projects at varying stages of completion - including building a service to send patient records between GP surgeries, providing a national broadband network for the health... Read more

18 May, 2011 by Nick Heath

NHS patient records system faces the axe

...government is considering scrapping a multi billion-pound project to install a patient records system across the NHS. David Cameron has said the government may... Read more

16 May, 2011 by Nick Heath

DoH considers scrapping patient admin IT contract

...s multibillion-pound contract after the company missed another deadline on its patient administration system. The review was launched after CSC failed to put the... Read more

15 February, 2011 by Nick Heath

BMA warns cuts could hit patient data plans

...The British Medical Association believes cutbacks will hinder efforts to allow patients to access their records online. The professional association for doctors says that... Read more

14 January, 2011 by Kable

Hospital trust reports data breach to 1,500 patients

...A hospital foundation trust has written to 1,500 patients after the theft of a computer containing their personal details. Calderdale and... Read more

23 December, 2010 by Kable

DoH to give patients control of records

...officer Christine Connelly have outlined how the public will manage their own patient records. The Department of Health is considering letting citizens download their health... Read more

11 November, 2010 by Kable

CSC: Talks over NHS Lorenzo system are ongoing

...Tuesday its talks with the NHS over the implementation of the Lorenzo patient record system are progressing, but the two parties have yet to seal... Read more

4 April, 2012 by Larry Dignan

NHS may revive 'unworkable' Lorenzo system

...is in the process of negotiating a revival of the 'unworkable' Lorenzo patient records system with US corporation CSC, despite the government pledging to 'dismantle... Read more

7 March, 2012 by Tom Espiner

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