Patients to book GPs via TV sets
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Patients will be able to book GP appointments through their television sets under a system being piloted.
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MY LFT RM IS TNGLNG NHS Direct has launched a text messaging service providing details of local health services. The pilot is linked to the already-available information service on Freeview digital TV, which was launched in December.â¦
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New guidelines restricting the patients that GPs can refer to hospital will mean cancers are missed, warn doctors.
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Ministers are expected to signal the go-ahead for the controversial electronic medical records system.
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Patients are to be asked their views on NHS treatment in Scotland in a bid to improve services.
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Many NHS patients could soon be able to make an appointment to see their GP over the internet.
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The big, bulky tube television is ready to get a leaner look--and to challenge flat panels at their own game. Meanwhile, TV tuners are headed to new PCs.
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Eye specialists will be able to issue prescriptions on the high street under government plans.
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Doctors need guidance on how to avoid problems using technology to reach patients, says a researcher.
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Patients are to be given the right to opt out of having information stored on the NHS electronic database.
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Mobile TV viewers in Norway will be served personalised adverts according to their tastes and background.
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Patients treated with radioactive compounds may want to carry a note from their doctors when traveling - or risk being mistaken for a terrorist.
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Hospitals should allow people to use mobile phones in some areas as NHS call charges are 'just not on,' an AM says.
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A plea by doctors' leaders to give greater protection to family GPs will be acted upon, the health minister promises.
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Electrical retailers Currys, Dixons and PC World will now promote digital TV sets with built-in Freeview tuners.
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Upcoming DVR will offer CableCard and HDTV support.
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A website aims to allow patients to see how private and voluntary hospitals and health providers are performing.