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9 October 2008

MPs call for overhaul of quality framework

The Department of Health should revamp the Quality and Outcomes Framework to give more weight to health outcomes and less
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9 October 2008

DH invests £11m in dental IT training

The DH has announced it will give an extra £11m to ten of the 11 dental teaching hospitals in England,
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7 October 2008

Basildon and Thurrock tightens security

Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has held a USB stick amnesty and implemented new software to comply
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6 October 2008

GP seeks urgent response on SCR legality

A GP who is seeking publication of the Department of Health’s legal advice on plans for the Summary Care Record
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26 September 2008

DH looks at single urgent care number

The Department of Health has said that it will publish proposals for a single, national telephone number for urgent care
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25 September 2008

Hospitals to assess satisfaction ‘in real time’

Health secretary Alan Johnson told the Labour Party conference yesterday that he wants to see NHS trusts collecting “immediate feedback”
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9 September 2008

DH backs away from 084 telephone ban

The Department of Health has no immediate plans to ban use of 084 numbers in the NHS, health minister Ben
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1 September 2008

Fujitsu said to be preparing £700m LSP claim

Fujitsu may be preparing to seek up to £700m in compensation from the Department of Health for the termination of its
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28 August 2008

Wirral PCT faces local data privacy backlash

Wirral Primary Care Trust has delayed plans to introduce a telephone support service provided by a US contractor, after a
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27 August 2008

Intellect calls for more IT in diabetes care

The trade association Intellect has expressed disappointment that the Department of Health’s latest policy statement on diabetes fails to give
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