NHS IT milestone ‘on track’ to meet target date
A milestone in the national programme for IT is “on track” to be met, one of the software suppliers announced this week.
DH ignores own advice on digital engagement
The Department of Health was advised to merge NHS Choices, NHS Direct and HealthSpace into a single agency a year ago by research it commissioned itself then did not publish.
BMA calls for NHS IT programme review
Doctors’ leaders have written to the government calling for parts of the NHS IT programme to be suspended.
Call to improve NHS telehealth systems
Patients are missing out on better care and treatment because of shortfalls in NHS computing systems, members of Scottish parliament have said.
Labour urged to suspend NHS IT programme
A storm is brewing over government efforts to secure a quick fix for the controversial and much-delayed £12.7bn NHS IT revamp before the general election.
GPs to debate patient data safeguards
Family doctors are to debate for the first time safeguards for a system to share patient data across Scotland, it has been disclosed.
NHS needs 'business model' change, says former Brown adviser
The NHS needs to change its “business model” to survive investment cuts, Gordon Brown’s former adviser on public service transformation has said.
Appraisals suspended after security flaws exposed
The NHS electronic appraisals system for doctors has been taken offline after it was found to be vulnerable to hacking.
DH spends £2.5m on Google ads
The Department of Health has spent more than £2.5m advertising on Google in the past year, it has emerged.
NHS Direct to increase web presence
The chief executive of NHS Direct wants to significantly shift its operations towards the web, saying the health service needs to leave behind its “1950s bank” approach to services.
NHS IT programme: patient record options urged
The national programme for IT must urgently support short term alternatives to its main hospital patient record products. Otherwise, it will put at risk NHS efforts to save money while protecting patients, the former interim Department of Health chief information officer has said.
Pilots scheduled for 111 urgent care calls
The three digit urgent care number will help commissioners direct patients to the cheapest available service for their need, according to NHS Connecting for Health.
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Trust reviews data security measures after laptop theft
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Trusts could face £500,000 fines for losing patient data
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Internet fund 'to boost telehealth'
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Clinical portal to 'revolutionise NHS IT'
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FSA launches criminal probe into ex-iSoft bosses
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Dr Foster misses out on NHS Choices mortality data contract
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DH appoints first clinical director for informatics
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NHS Wales trials online GP service
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Scheme supports patients leaving ICU
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Cross-sector clusters set up to fast-track NHS innovation
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NHS IT must focus on efficiency and core elements
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New DH guidance responds to choose and book concerns
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NHS IT programme to be scaled back in pre-Budget report
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NHS 'must boost use of technology'
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Data security lapses prompt pledges from PCTs
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NHS IT upgrade goes live in London
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Microsoft on the lookout for NHS business
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Maidstone pledges crackdown after data loss
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