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18 August 2006

Criticisms of NHS IT programme were cut from NAO report

Detailed criticisms of the management of the NHS IT modernisation programme, being overseen by Connecting for Health, were cut from
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9 August 2006

Strike action threat over NHS Direct cuts

  Unison and the Royal College of Nursing are warning they may consider strike action after a consultation into staff
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1 August 2006

New version of Care Record Guarantee issued

NHS Connecting for Health has rewritten its Care Record Guarantee, changing some references to sealed envelopes and clarifying the use
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1 August 2006

NHS Alliance calls for debate on care records

The organisation representing primary care trusts is calling for an urgent public debate about the consent model for the NHS
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26 July 2006

Patient Opinion wins new media award

An online service that allows patients to report their experiences of NHS services has been “highly commended” in the New
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25 July 2006

Number cruncher

Fiona Barr talks to Professor Sir Brian Jarman of Imperial College's Dr Foster Unit about using hospital data to uncover
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20 July 2006

Follow my lead

Michael Cross looks at how NPfIT is lead by wider government priorities and who the real driving force behind the
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18 July 2006

Hospital mobile phone blanket bans criticised

Both the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and Parliament’s Health Select Committee have said that there are no technical
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18 July 2006

Public awareness low on e-health services

A picture of low public awareness of electronic health services emerges from a new survey of users with NHS Direct,
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18 July 2006

Warning on good practice in data sharing

The Information Commissioner (IC) has issued a warning to the government and other public bodies to share data properly or
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