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From: [log in to unmask] on Mon, Mar 8,1999  16:12
Subject: Press release: Cochrane Database now available on Doctors.net.uk
To: [log in to unmask]

  Press release from Doctors.net.uk. If you would rather not receive future
  news please email me.

  Thank you to all those of you who have supported the development of
  Doctors.net.uk. In the next few months there will be a number of new
  information resources added to the service.

  Neil


  March 8, 1999


  UK=92s largest online medical community provides
  free access to the Cochrane Database of Clinical Trials.


  In a move designed to improve patient care across the country
  Doctors.net.uk, the UK=92s largest online medical community now provides
  full access to the entire Cochrane database for every doctor completely
  free of charge.

  The Cochrane Database, widely accepted as the best single source of
  reliable evidence regarding the effects of health care in the world, has
  previously only been available by subscription - putting it beyond the
  reach of many junior doctors. It is these very doctors who are having to
  make decisions about the sickest patients and who need quick access to
  up-to-date information at the bedside. This new service from
  Doctors.net.uk allows all doctors to search for the best evidence from
  any computer connected to the Internet and at no cost - ensuring that
  treatment can be based on the latest research.



  Dr Neil Bacon, Medical Director of Doctors.net.uk, said:

     =93Prior to the launch of this service we had a bizarre situation where
     doctors treating the sickest new-born babies were often unable to
     easily find the information they needed, whilst employees of every
     drug company could access the information at the click of a mouse.=94

     =93Making the Cochrane database available is just the latest of our
     moves to ensure better access to information for all doctors, and so
     improve healthcare for all patients.=94

     =93By providing doctors with access to an ever increasing number of high
     quality information resources we aim to  support the development and
     expansion of Clinical Governance across the country=94.



  About doctors.net.uk:

  Doctors.net.uk is the UK=92s leading online medical community. Created to
  modernise communication and improve access to the best medical knowledge
  for all clinicians, it now has a membership of over 8000 doctors. All of
  its services - including Medline, Cochrane and a job-finding service, are
  free to members. Membership is completely free of charge.



  For more information contact:

  Dr Neil Bacon     [log in to unmask]

  Phone: 01235 828403    Fax: 01235 862791






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