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McKesson sees shared services growth

McKesson has announced a 200% growth in its Shared Services over the past 12 months. The Healthcare and IT solutions
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NHS CfH boss Bellamy to depart

Martin Bellamy, the head of NHS Connecting for Health, is to leave his position as director of programme and systems
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HealthSpace expansion plans shelved

The Department of Health has shelved plans for a massive expansion of its personal health record project, HealthSpace.
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Mike O’Brien new minister for NHS IT

Mike O’Brien, the MP for North Warwickshire, has become the latest minister to take responsibility for NHS Connecting for Health
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CfH one of ‘big three’ users of consultants

NHS chief executive David Nicholson has identified NHS Connecting for Health as one of the big three users of management
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Connelly: South benefits from no LSP

Director general of informatics Christine Connelly has said the National Programme for IT in the NHS’ new approach in the
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CAF demonstrator details unveiled

The Department of Health has published an overview of the work being undertaken by the nine sites chosen as demonstrators
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Patients will be able to delete their SCR

Patients will be allowed to request that their Summary Care Record is deleted after its creation, the Department of Health
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Darzi quality indicators published

The Department of Health and the NHS Information Centre have published a list of 232 indicators of high quality care, intended to
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Insider View: Jon Hoeksma

Has the bar been dropped so low that the NHS IT programme is now guaranteed to succeed? Asks Jon Hoeksma.
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