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US political rivals manage to agree on electronic records

President George W. Bush last week created the position of national health information technology co-ordinator, with the goal of making
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Call for action on basic computer skills

At this week’s E-Health Insider/Chamberlain Dunn Associates conference ‘The NHS IT Revolution: What about the people?’ delegates called for urgent
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Minister upbeat on ID card benefits for NHS

Health minister, John Hutton, says ID cards will help NHS staff check whether patients are eligible to receive treatment and
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Leaked report criticises NPfIT implementation

A leaked report by the National Programme for IT’s former chief clinical adviser has exposed fault lines at the highest
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Communications boss appointed by national programme

The National Programme for IT finally has a communications director, after an on-off-on search that began early last year. The
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Hutton resigns as chair of clinical advisory board

Professor Peter Hutton has resigned his position as chair of the National Clinical Advisory Board of the National Programme for
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Opinion: Time for SMEs in health IT to raise profile

Mark Simon, chairman of the new UK e-Health Association small and medium sized enterprise special interest group and chief executive
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NPfIT re-tenders for NHSmail contract

The National Programme for IT has placed an advert in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) seeking a
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Will the NPfIT be China’s cup of tea?

With the procurement phase of the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) completed, NHS IT director-general Richard Granger has begun to
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Budget or business class? Health IT choices examined

Budget or business class? That’s the kind of question governments face as they decide what kind of investment to make
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