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3 January 2011

NHS ‘wastes £1 billion on procurement’

The head of NHS Shared Business Services has said the health service wastes more than £1 billion a year by
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28 December 2010

Pick of EHI 2010

One of EHI’s big themes in 2009 was the impending financial crunch on the NHS. Yet the real impact of
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20 December 2010

Operating Framework tightens cash again

The Operating Framework for the NHS in England 2011-12 focuses on keeping control of finances as the latest round of
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23 November 2010

Nicholson tells NHS doubters to go

NHS chief executive David Nicholson has said that NHS staff who do not support the changes in the white paper
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16 November 2010

Telecare essential to ‘re-enablement’

The government has highlighted the importance of using telehealth to help reform social care and provide more control to individuals
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2 September 2010

Nuffield Trust calls for integrated care

A single patient record and single joint needs assessment process are among the goals of five health economies working to
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31 August 2010

NHS Direct – number not service to go

Health secretary Andrew Lansley told reporters last week that NHS Direct would be replaced with a new 111 service, but
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29 August 2010

Row brews over end of NHS Direct

The government has defended its decision to scrap NHS Direct and replace it with a new 111 number service.
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26 August 2010

GP commissioners ‘blow budgets’

GP commissioners overspent their budgets by a net 2.5% last year, according to an analysis by the Health Service Journal
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13 August 2010

Government to scrap Audit Commission

News has leaked out that ministers are to scrap the Audit Commission and transfer its audit arm to the private
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