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The other side of the bridge

Wales has its own health minister, health budget, NHS organisation and IT programmes. EHI news editor Rebecca Todd visited Bridgend
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NHS Direct cancels 111 contracts

NHS Direct has cancelled contracts to provide NHS 111 in North Essex and Cornwall and revealed that all of its
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Surgeons’ performance data published

The first round of individual surgeon’s performance data has been published today on NHS Choices.
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NHS England wants open source option

NHS England wants an open source electronic patient record system to be an option for NHS trusts, “if they want
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All go at Liverpool Heart and Chest

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust went live with its Allscripts electronic patient record system on Wednesday.
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Open eyes to NHS open source

NHS England is considering the Anglicisation of a US open source system for the NHS, but it would be better
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NI gets electronic care records

Northern Ireland has launched the country’s first electronic care record system.
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Social care data in HSCIC sights

The Health and Social Care Information Centre is looking at automating extractions of adult social care data from council IT
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Telehealth framework worth up to £420m

The Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation has issued a tender for a telehealth and telecare systems framework worth between £60m -
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Clinical support key to patient access

Patient involvement and clinical support are key to increasing online access to GP records.
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