5 May 2004

Poaching of staff from NHS is a reality

With the NHS in the midst of the largest ever IT investment programme, staff with the right skills and experience
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4 May 2004

US political rivals manage to agree on electronic records

President George W. Bush last week created the position of national health information technology co-ordinator, with the goal of making
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4 May 2004

Joint guidance issued on GP system choice

Definitive guidance on the issue of choice of practice systems has been issued which makes it plain that practices should not be
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4 May 2004

NPfIT to review approach to stakeholder engagement

The NHS National Programme for Information Technology (NPfIT) has announced a review of its formal arrangements for engaging the NHS,
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29 April 2004

Call for action on basic computer skills

At this week’s E-Health Insider/Chamberlain Dunn Associates conference ‘The NHS IT Revolution: What about the people?’ delegates called for urgent
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29 April 2004

Minister upbeat on ID card benefits for NHS

Health minister, John Hutton, says ID cards will help NHS staff check whether patients are eligible to receive treatment and
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29 April 2004

Leaked report criticises NPfIT implementation

A leaked report by the National Programme for IT’s former chief clinical adviser has exposed fault lines at the highest
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28 April 2004

Communications boss appointed by national programme

The National Programme for IT finally has a communications director, after an on-off-on search that began early last year. The
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27 April 2004

Basildon and Thurrock notches up wireless “first”

Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Trust has become the first NHS Trust to implement a fully wireless-enabled network. Staff at the trust
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27 April 2004

NPfIT helps NHS management consultant bill rise 185%

The government’s rapidly growing bill for management consultancy hit £1 billion last year, double the amount spent the previous year.  Among
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