Johnson & Johnson Innovation Celebrates Life Science Innovation
Johnson & Johnson Innovation today announced several new collaborations in the European region to coincide with a 'Celebration of Life Science Innovation' event, hosted by its London Innovation Centre. The event brings together UK life science leaders and scientists from the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies to celebrate promising advances and discuss novel collaboration models to deliver better healthcare solutions for patients around the world.
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Government's Endorsement of Caldicott2 is a Landmark Milestone for Patient Privacy
FairWarning Inc., the inventor and global leader in patient privacy monitoring, has welcomed the UK government's response to the Caldicott Review, describing its decision to accept all of the recommendations in the review as "a significant step towards transparent care and a landmark milestone for both patients and the NHS."
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European Parliament Committee for Health Agrees on a Rushed Deal on Medical Devices Legislation
Eucomed, the European medical technology industry association, expresses disappointment and strong concern at the outcome of a vote in the European Parliament’s Committee for Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI). The Committee has voted in favour of an extreme heavy bureaucratic procedure which combines a complex, unpredictable scrutiny process with a de facto case-by-case centralised pre-marketing authorization system.
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Patients at NHS Lothian Access Health and Treatment Information Online
Patients at NHS Lothian will soon be able to access up-to-date information about their health and care online through a new patient portal. Over the past month a small group of patients have begun securely accessing their patient information including test results, allergies, clinical documents and information about past and future appointments electronically.
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Denmark's New Continua-Compliant National Health IT Reference Architecture Available in English
Denmark has issued an English-language translation of its national health IT reference architecture, which mandates compliance with Continua's Design Guidelines for interoperability of devices, systems and services in personal connected health. Denmark became the first nation ever to formally adopt Continua's Design Guidelines as part of a national healthcare system when it published its National Action Plan for Telemedicine last year.
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FairWarning® Care Provider Customers Lead Expansion of Trust in Electronic Health Records
FairWarning, Inc. the inventor, patent holder and world's leading supplier of privacy monitoring solutions for electronic health records announced record growth in the adoption and deployment of the company's solutions.
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Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals Improves Patient Care Visibility with Stone Group
Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust (BSUH) in partnership with Stone Group, has completed the installation of a new electronic bed management system as part of improvements to ward efficiency and patient care throughout its six hospitals. The project involved the installation of around 70 Samsung Large Format Display (LFD) monitors with touch screen capability across all inpatient wards through the Trust's two sites in Brighton and Haywards Heath.
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FairWarning Inc., the inventor and global leader in patient privacy monitoring, has welcomed the UK government's response to the Caldicott Review, describing its decision to accept all of the recommendations in the review as "a significant step towards transparent care and a landmark milestone for both patients and the NHS." 
Eucomed, the European medical technology industry association, expresses disappointment and strong concern at the outcome of a vote in the European Parliament’s Committee for Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI). The Committee has voted in favour of an extreme heavy bureaucratic procedure which combines a complex, unpredictable scrutiny process with a de facto case-by-case centralised pre-marketing authorization system. 
Denmark has issued an English-language translation of its national health IT reference architecture, which mandates compliance with Continua's Design Guidelines for interoperability of devices, systems and services in personal connected health. Denmark became the first nation ever to formally adopt Continua's Design Guidelines as part of a national healthcare system when it published its National Action Plan for Telemedicine last year.