The Department of Health has laid down guidelines for new national efficiency targets relating to patient-level information and costing (PLIC), to encourage NHS trusts to ensure best use of available funds and resources.

Healthcare business intelligence specialist Ardentia has introduced a pseudonymisation tool, designed to help NHS Trusts safely undertake secondary use of patient data and meet legal guidelines.

Wipro Technologies, the Global Consulting, System Integration and Outsourcing Business of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT), participated in the Global E-Health Forum, held on the 25th and 26th October in Hamburg Germany. The forum is Europe's leading committee spearheading issues on healthcare and relevant upcoming technologies.

Healthcare business intelligence specialist Ardentia has introduced an interface to the RiO Patient Administration System (PAS) from CSE Servelec, designed to help mental health trusts undertake more in-depth, enterprise-wide reporting to meet NHS requirements and support robust business planning.

Canon Europe, world-leader in imaging solutions, further illustrated its commitment to medical imaging with the announcement of a range of new innovations at Canon EXPO Paris 2010, aimed at improving the workflow and efficiency of medical diagnosis whilst maximising patient comfort.

Saúde 24 (S24) is a telephone based service that offers clinical assessment, health advice and health information for the people of Portugal. The aim of the service is to direct callers to the most appropriate level of care and ease pressure on more traditional branches of the healthcare service.

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.