Dept of Health

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24 September 2007

NHS Breast Screening Programme consolidates systems

The NHS Breast Screening Programme (NHSBSP) has replaced four different systems it previously used with a single National Breast Screening
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21 September 2007

UK Biobank begins recruiting using NHS data

UK Biobank, the medical research charity-backed DNA database, has begun using demographic data supplied by the NHS to begin recruiting
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20 September 2007

Celebrity’s details illicitly viewed by NHS staff

Reports that the records of a celebrity were illicitly viewed by over 50 members of staff at an NHS hospital
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18 September 2007

Practices told to update own NHS Choices details

The Department of Health says it is trying to improve the accuracy of primary care information on its flagship NHS
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14 September 2007

Confusion surrounds Summary Care Record

Indecision about the Summary Care Record has led to confusion about its content and purpose, according to a report from MPs. The
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13 September 2007

MPs say EPRs essential but delivery in doubt

Electronic patient record systems are vital to the future of healthcare in England, but there remain big questions and concerns...
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11 September 2007

Wanless warns NPfIT risking NHS modernisation

In a review of NHS modernisation efforts Sir Derek Wanless has criticised the slow progress of the National Programme for
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7 September 2007

Digital radio ready for national use, says pilot site

The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust has completed a pilot of the Airwave digital radio scheme and says
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5 September 2007

Granger’s successor remains a mystery

Richard Granger’s successor as chief executive of Connecting for Health and director general of IT at the Department of Health
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4 September 2007

Wait for early SCR results before rollout, says BMA

The British Medical Association (BMA) has told the Department of Health (DH) that it wants to see no further rollout
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