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. 
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. 
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. 
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. 
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. 
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).