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13 February 2006

NHS trusts urged to rethink mobile policies

NHS trusts are being urged to rethink their policies on mobile phone use, due to public concerns over the high
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13 February 2006

No money for GPs to enter records in NCRS

GPs will receive no additional funding for the entry of patient records to the NHS Care Records Service (NCRS) or
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3 February 2006

Birmingham HSCIC staff protest at relocation

Unhappy staff caught up the relocation needed to establish the NHS Health and Social Care Information Centre have protested that the decision to
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2 February 2006

NHS Wales signs software deal with Microsoft

NHS Wales has signed a corporate licensing enterprise agreement with Microsoft covering the firm’s latest desktop and mobile computing software.
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26 January 2006

Audit Office report on CfH delayed again

Public spending watchdog the National Audit Office has once again delayed the publication of its report into the £6.2 billion
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26 January 2006

Strong growth projected in French health ICT

A new analysis of the French health ICT market published by Frost and Sullivan argues that an increased emphasis on
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23 January 2006

CfH due for restructuring in DH shuffle

NHS Connecting for Health (CfH) has signalled that it will undergo restructuring later this year as part of a wider
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23 January 2006

More focus on research needed in NPfIT, says report

Leading academic medical researchers say that the Care Record Guarantee currently makes commitments that, if strictly interpreted would prevent a
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19 January 2006

Ofcom calls for review of hospital phone charges

A review group is to be set up to look at hospital bedside telephone and entertainment services and see whether
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18 January 2006

GP says C+B not economic for his practice

A GP has claimed the newly-announced incentives on offer for Choose and Book will still make it uneconomical for his
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