20 May 2013

Liverpool house gets smart

A Smarthouse showcasing gadgets that can drain an overflowing bath or warn family members that a relative has had a
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20 May 2013

Experts warn £260m not enough

A new government fund to boost adoption of e-prescribing will not be enough to help “laggard” trusts start the journey
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17 May 2013

Commissioning for outcomes a ‘priority’

NHS England is committed to a making commissioning and contracting for outcomes an “absolute priority”, its director of commissioning support
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16 May 2013

Bexley gets Novell Filr

Bexley Clinical Commissioning Group is deploying a new file-sharing tool for staff and clinicians allowing them to access and share
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15 May 2013

CSU staff seconded to info centre

Around 180 commissioning support unit staff have been seconded into the Health and Social Care Information Centre to deliver the
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13 May 2013

GP IT funds sitting with area teams

GP IT funding of £186m has gone to NHS England’s area teams, which are working with local commissioners to verify
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10 May 2013

084 numbers under review

NHS England is reviewing the use of 0844 telephone numbers by GP practices, saying patients should not be paying more
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10 May 2013

East Kent buys portal to save time

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust hopes to save up to 20 minutes of A&E doctors’ time per patient
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8 May 2013

Omers buys Civica for £390m

Omers Private Equity, which is part of a Canadian pension fund, has bought Civica, which supplies the Paris mental health
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8 May 2013

New Choose and Book by end of year

NHS England plans to have a redeveloped Choose and Book service operating by the end of this year.
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