Portuguese Health Helpline Expands Access to Health Information and Care
Saúde 24 (S24) is a telephone based service that offers clinical assessment, health advice and health information for the people of Portugal. The aim of the service is to direct callers to the most appropriate level of care and ease pressure on more traditional branches of the healthcare service.
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Telehealth Solutions and NHS Islington Use Pharmacies to Save Lives
Islington residents can now receive a 30 minute consultation that calculates their risk of having a heart attack, stroke or developing diabetes in the next ten years - at their local pharmacy.
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Merseyside Hospital Welcomes European Invasion
A group of top Dutch health professionals came to look at a Merseyside hospital's innovative IT solutions this week as part of an annual initiative to visit areas of health care excellence in Europe.
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Winners of Healthcare IT Awards Announced
An ambulance computer system that enables paramedics to hand over patient details electronically to A&E staff scooped the top prize in the E-Health Insider Awards 2010 in association with BT.
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Continua Health Alliance Commends European Commission
Continua Health Alliance applauds the European Commission's announcement of "Innovation Union" that sets a strategic approach for innovation in the European Union. One of the key elements of this initiative is an Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing, with the ultimate objective of increasing the average number of healthy life years by two by 2020.
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COCIR Welcomes New EC Innovation Partnership
COCIR fully supports the European Commission's new innovation strategy 'The Innovation Union' which aims to turn ideas into jobs, green growth and social progress, according to the Commission Communication.
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Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust Wins First DataBank GHP/UKCPA Award
The 2010 Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists/United Kingdom Clinical Pharmacy Association Information Technology Award has been won by Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust (SUHT) for the development of an electronic discharge summary application (eDischarge).
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