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2 May 2006

Victoria signs with Cerner

Australia’s state of Victoria has selected Cerner as its latest healthcare IT partner. The value of the deal was not
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24 April 2006

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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21 April 2006

US health IT head resigns

David Brailer, the US National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has resigned his position. Brailer who took up the post
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21 April 2006

Ambulance trusts join map data sharing deal

Ambulance trusts in England will now have the opportunity to share geographical data with other trusts as part of a
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19 April 2006

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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13 April 2006

Telemedicine makes weak impact on outpatient waits

Evidence for the effectiveness of telemedicine in the UK is weak, according to a new report examining strategies for improving
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11 April 2006

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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10 April 2006

Space programme

One of the most intriguing aspects of the NHS IT programme is the HealthSpace project, the online patient portal. Daloni
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29 March 2006

Accenture’s NHS losses grow as NPfIT delays mount

Accenture, the leading management and technology consulting firm, announced a provision for a further $450 million of losses against its
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28 March 2006

PHCSG urges ‘extreme caution’ on QoF data use

White paper proposals to use Quality and Outcomes Framework data to make commissioning decisions should only be followed with extreme
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