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NPfIT ‘misconceived’: O’Brien

Shadow health minister Stephen O’Brien has launched a stinging attack on the National Programme for IT in the NHS at
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Integrated care pilots urged to test integrated IT

Health and social care providers planning to bid for the Department of Health’s integrated care pilots should be expected to
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Auditors warn of NPfIT risk to southern SHAs

District auditors have warned NHS strategic health authorities in the south of England that the termination of Fujitsu's contract as
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Personal view: Derek Hodgson

Derek Hodgson, head of telecommunications for the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, takes on 08 numbers.
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2008 ‘a year of data breaches’

Information Commissioner Richard Thomas has expressed concern about continued data breaches from the public sector – almost a year after
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Gematik to evaluate USB sticks for patient records

The German national health IT body has agreed to evaluate USB sticks as a means of storing and carrying electronic
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Germany to accredit online pharmacies

The German Ministry of Health is working on a new interactive labelling system to increase public confidence in online pharmacies.
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IT crucial for full engagement, report argues

The NHS needs to make greater use of information and web 2.0 technologies if individuals are to engage more with
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Political row over NPfIT: London on hold

A political row has broken out over the National Programme for IT in the NHS, following press reports that it
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Choose and Book record for daily bookings

A record number of daily bookings were made through Choose and Book following its latest upgrade, NHS Connecting for Health has announced. The IT
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