According to MSPs, patients are losing out on better care and treatment due to problems in NHS computing systems.

A report by the committee condemns the “slow and inconsistent” provision of clinical portals and telehealth and says that if Scotland wants to become the world head in electronic health then improved safeguards are required in patient privacy.

A clinical portal is a computer software system that permits clinicians and GPs to access medical records of a patient anywhere in Scotland.

Doctors' leaders have requested the Government to suspend some sections of the NHS IT programme.

The British Medical Association (BMA) said that it has "serious concerns" that patient medical records are being uploaded promptly to a national database.

Security fears and lack of interest among doctors for the technology has fetched constant disapproval for the multibillion-pound upgrade of NHS IT programme.

The comprehensive electronic health records (EHR) is to be submitted by the hospitals and physicians in the U. S. Though, some health care experts are of the view that quality of e-health systems might be at risk as it has to cater to deadlines that are unrealistic, and a chaos still prevails about what is the primary thing to do.

At Thursday's summit in Washington, President Barack Obama initiated an attempt to get Democrats and Republicans, seeking common ground, but one void couldn't be bridged: How to deal with the uninsured?

This is crucial as 25% Texans is not shielded with a health insurance, the highest rate in the country -- and our 6 million uninsured will climb without reforms. That will hurts hospitals, doctors and everybody else, apart from hampering their well-being because they have to absorb the costs.

In an attempt to ensure the safety of cosmetic treatments like Botox, the Shared Regulation Group at the Independent Healthcare Advisory Service (IHAS) will run a new government-backed initiative that will help people check the credibility of the clinic in which they wish to undergo the treatment.

The scheme, for which the government has provided an initial £200,000 funds, will essentially be a joint effort of the government, medical regulators and the cosmetic industry, whereby clinics will be listed on the basis of facilities provided and qualified staff.

The charity of the Fakenham supermarket is looking for as many volunteers as they can manage for their annual fundraiser for their cancer charity. The Marie Curie Cancer Care is actually trying its best to raise the necessary cash which is vital for the people suffering from these terminal illnesses and to provide quality care for them.

There are reports about a Scottish health authority concealing details of a fatal infection deliberately. The infection reportedly took five lives last year and the details did not get public until four days after the last death in the outbreak.

Reports also state that patients were however informed that they were suffering from Clostridium difficile but the fact that they were having a strain of potentially fatal and virulent 027 strain of the bug was hidden.