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GPC concerned over local C+B implementation problems

Local implementation problems could cause practices to miss the next targets for Choose and Book but GPs should not lose
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CfH may hand money back to Treasury

While many NHS trusts are thought to be struggling to achieve financial balance, NHS Connecting for Health, the Department of
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Carruthers becomes the fifth SRO for NHS IT programme

Sir Ian Carruthers, acting chief executive of the NHS, has been appointed the latest overall senior responsible owner for the
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Academics call for NPfIT technical assessment

A group of 23 computer science academics from around the UK have written an open letter calling for an “independent
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Patient surveys launched into hospital call costs

  A national campaign to discover the views of patients and visitors hospital bedside television and telephone services has been
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Relations between Accenture and CfH chill

Relations between NHS Connecting for Health and Accenture one of its prime contractors appeared to have chilled considerably this week
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CfH stuck ‘addressing yesterday’s problems’

A leading health economist and advisor on public expenditure to the Commons Health Select Committee, has called for a radical
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New deal on system choice for GPs

GPs will be able to choose from a wider range of IT system suppliers under the terms of a new
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Implementation schedule slips in South

The introduction of the NHS Care Records Service in the South of England is set to be delayed following a
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Work underway to fix records problem in iPM

A problem has been identified in iSoft’s iPM patient administration software, which, under certain circumstances, can lead to patients’ electronic
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