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Author Topic: Health service needs more SMS  (Read 3324 times)

brotherS

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Health service needs more SMS
« on: March 29, 2006, 01:52 AM »
http://www.theregist...03/28/nhs_needs_sms/ has a nice article about how the use of SMS can reduce costs for health services.

I'm sure this applies to other industries too.

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Re: Health service needs more SMS
« Reply #1 on: May 07, 2006, 10:50 AM »
Just noticed this thread. There are huge confidentiality issues here. I am an NHS Manager and an extremely known opponent to the new NHS IT system. For my information about this it is worth looking at www.e-health-insider.com.

An example is a hospital sms a 17 year old girl who has a hospital appointment and her parents do n't know anything about it. The mobile phone is on the coffee table!!! 

I shall be on the "Tonight" programme shortly abou these issues. Sir Trevor MacDonald is sending a film crew to interview me on Wed!!!

Helen