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NAO gives positive account of NHS CfH

According to the eagerly-awaited National Audit Office report published today the DH and NHS Connecting for Health, the agency responsible
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Patientline blames losses on ward closures

Patientline has announced yearly losses of £24.7m before tax, which the company has blamed on ward closures and the recent
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Hewitt urged to block software switch in London

Patricia Hewitt, the health secretary, has been asked to block the possible move by BT to replace its software supplier
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Not all patients exercise choice, claims study

The government’s choice agenda risks increasing inequalities because some groups of patients are more heavily influenced by clinical performance than
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Avon unconvinced on Choose and Book

A local medical committee representing GPs with one of the lowest take-up rates for Choose and Book in England says
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Heart of England procures independently on PACS

Heart of England Foundation NHS Trust in Birmingham has gone outside the nationally negotiated NHS Connecting for Health (CfH) contract
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CBT pilots to include computer therapies

EHI Primary Care has learned that the Department of Health is preparing to include the use of computer software as part of new
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Number of PCTs to be halved

Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt this week announced the reorganisation of Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) in England, almost halving the number
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NAO says out-of-hours management information poor

Management information on out-of-hours services is poor, caused partly by problems with IT systems and compounded by inadequate telephone systems
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New version of C+B supports ‘extended’ choice

GPs are expected to offer patients the option to choose from a national menu of NHS hospitals and private providers
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