Dept of Health

Archive
29 October 2007

Unclear whether Granger will be replaced

The Department of Health has rejected strong rumours that one of its senior policy advisers, Matthew Swindells, has been appointed interim chief executive
Read More
25 October 2007

Nurses use laptops for home visits in Alston

Community nurses in the small town of Alston, Cumbria will be able to visit housebound patients and keep track of
Read More
10 October 2007

NHS budget to reach £110 billion by 2011

The NHS is to receive an increased budget from £90 billion this year to £110 billion by 2010-11, an increase
Read More
9 October 2007

PCT commissioning data and IT suppliers named

Suppliers offering expertise in data analysis and IT solutions to support commissioning are included in the 14 organisations chosen by
Read More
9 October 2007

Patient pressure to drive Choose and Book

Choose and Book boss Dr Stephen Miller explains why he believes it will be patients that force the adoption of
Read More
9 October 2007

MTAS ‘rushed and poorly communicated’

The Department of Health has officially dropped the use of a national IT system in favour of locally-led recruitment for
Read More
5 October 2007

PACS – worth the hype?

'Your doctor will never look at you in the same way again' - Joe Fernandez asks one radiologist at St
Read More
5 October 2007

Lord Darzi pledges IT review

A review of England’s NHS IT modernisation programme to ensure it “delivers real clinical benefits” is promised in health minister
Read More
25 September 2007

No ‘ex gratia payments’ for CfH boss

Ministers have said there are no plans to give outgoing Connecting for Health-boss Richard Granger a golden handshake, when he
Read More
24 September 2007

Uncertainty over legality of NCRS

Health minister Ben Bradshaw has refused to release information on the legality of the NHS Care Records Service (NCRS) and
Read More