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26 January 2009

ContactPoint goes live

The government has launched its national children’s database, ContactPoint, which will provide demographic data on every child in the country
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22 January 2009

Information at heart of NHS Constitution

Providing information to support choice is a “major priority” for the health service, according to the new NHS Constitution for
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20 January 2009

Agfa-Gavaert receives €18.5 Canadian grant

Belgian imaging technology group Agfa-Gevaert says it has received a grant of €18.5 ($29.6m Canadian) from the Ontario government to
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19 January 2009

Data watchdog urged to examine legality of NHS database

A GP who is campaigning against the NHS Care Records Services is calling on the watchdog for NHS data to
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13 January 2009

GPC condemns proposed QoF changes

GP representatives have condemned the government’s proposals for changes to the Quality and Outcomes Framework. The British Medical Association’s General
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7 January 2009

Software aids planning for pandemic flu

More than 2,000 GP practices are to receive software to help them complete pandemic flu contingency plans. The software, the
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7 January 2009

Yorkshire Darzi centres use TPP

The first GP-led health centre is using TPP’s SystmOne and 20 more Darzi-style centres will go live with the clinical
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6 January 2009

NHS Direct’s 68 revenue sharing numbers

NHS Direct has almost 70 revenue-sharing telephone lines in addition to the 0845 number for its health advice line, a
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6 January 2009

Procurement blocks innovation: report

The Policy Exchange has attacked the government for not doing enough to drive innovation in the NHS and called for
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5 January 2009

NHS anti-obesity drive goes online

The government has kicked off 2009 with the launch of a three-year anti-obesity initiative with a high profile multi-channel advertising
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