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Patient records to go digital



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Published Date: 06 June 2008
NHS Lothian has ordered a document scanning and storage service from Northgate Information Solutions. Glasgow-based Northgate, with e-Docs UK, will digitally record the records of about 800,000 patients.
The project will include St John's Hospital, in Livingston, and the Royal Infirmary, Western Infirmary and Royal Hospital for Sick Children, in Edinburgh. NHS Lothian has five million patient records in its archives, taking up more than 32 kilometres of shelf space.





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  • Last Updated: 05 June 2008 8:55 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Health of the NHS
 
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JoeMcT,

BlairsFantasyIsland 06/06/2008 20:41:02
Fantastic stuff this!

Our wonderful Government are spending £ 12 billion on a new IT system for the NHS.

And how many people will this "help" or "cure"?

Not a single one.

What an utter waste of Taxpayer's money.

How many hospital's could be built for that ?

How many doctors and nurses could be employed?

When it comes to handling billions of Taxpayers money straight to BIG BUSINESS no one can hold a candle to New Labour.

 

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