Ireland plans five year e-health journey

Ireland’s chief information officer for health, Richard Corbridge, has issued a ‘Knowledge and Information Strategy’ to transform the country’s health
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Michael Thick joins IMS Maxims

Clinical IT veteran Michael Thick has joined IMS Maxims as the company’s chief medical officer and chief clinical information officer.
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More cities to control health budgets

Chancellor George Osborne has opened the way for more big cities to take control of local healthcare budgets.
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King’s Fund calls for better staff data

The King’s Fund has called for better data to support more sophisticated NHS workforce planning amd to deliver on strategic
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Dr Foster focuses on data quality

Dr Foster has called for the quality of NHS data to be given the same priority as hitting targets.
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Parties clash on NHS funding and reform

The health spokesmen of the three main political parties have clashed over the future funding and structure of the NHS
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Lib Dem manifesto promises GPs by Skype

The Liberal Democrats have promised to open up access to GPs by phone and Skype in their manifesto, and to
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Tory manifesto re-runs access pledge

The Conservative Party has promised to continue the NHS transparency agenda and to give people “full access” to their electronic
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Labour manifesto fails to focus on IT

The Labour Party has launched its manifesto for the upcoming general election, promising a more integrated health and care system,
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Medway live with Oasis/Allscripts PAS

Medway NHS Foundation Trust went live with its a patient administration system over the weekend in what its director of
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