26 July 2010

ContactPoint to close on 6 August

The controversial children’s database ContactPoint is to be shut down on 6 August, the government has announced. In a written
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23 July 2010

GP consortia to start work this year

The Department of Health has spelled out its plans for the future of commissioning in a consultation that gives the
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22 July 2010

Fund looks to tech to assess access

A think tank has suggested that two technology-based initiatives could be included in a raft of measures to assess the quality
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20 July 2010

Goals replace targets in DH paper

The Department of Health has set out its plans to scrap centrally, set performance managed targets - and to hold
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20 July 2010

Consortia will look to private sector IT

GP consortia are likely to look to the independent sector to meet their IT and information needs for commissioning, according
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19 July 2010

BMA says suspend access to SCRs

The BMA GP committee has learned that some Summary Care Records have not been updated, and is calling on the
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19 July 2010

Government axes £15m for children’s IT

The government has axed £15m of funding promised by the previous Labour government to help local authorities implement integrated children’s
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16 July 2010

UK does well on end of life care

Technology will be an increasingly important element in delivering end-of-life care at home, according to an analysis which found the
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14 July 2010

EMIS ‘well placed’ for white paper world

Healthcare IT supplier EMIS has announced that it is trading is in line with expectations, with a £300,000 rise in
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14 July 2010

‘Large numbers’ of staff to lose jobs

The Department of Health's informatics directorate is one of the few areas of the NHS that is safe from change
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