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DH survey finds improvement in patient choice

Almost half of patients referred to hospital by their GP can recall being offered choice, according to the latest results of the Department
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Patient Opinion website extends across England

Patient Opinion, the independent website founded by a Sheffield GP for recording good and bad comments on hospital care, goes
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OGC accused of shredding Gateway review reports

The Office of Government Commerce has reportedly ordered civil servants to destroy copies of Gateway review reports into government computer
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Paper records a ‘direct factor’ in patient’s death

An independent inquiry into the death of a patient seen by eight different doctors over a bank holiday weekend has
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£12m awarded to three home telecare sites

Teams in Kent, Newham and Cornwall have been awarded £12m to look at how best home telecare can be implemented.
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CfH accredits NetTransform XML conversion system

Business intelligence specialist, Ardentia, has received accreditation from Connecting for Health for its data transmission system, NetTransform. The company claims to
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EuroKing delivers ViewPoint to three NHS trusts

EuroKing Miracle has announced that it has successfully installed the latest version of GE’s ViewPoint gynaecological and pre-natal diagnosis systems into
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Ashford and St Peter’s integrates staff rosters with payroll

Ashford and St Peter’s NHS Trust have successfully integrated their Electronic Staff Records system with their MAPS Healthroster staff rostering
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New web based system to monitor C. difficile bug

A new web based system to enhance monitoring of the Clostridium difficile bug (C difficile) is to be introduced later
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Atos Origin’s £257m DH diagnostics contract suspended

A £257m contract for diagnostic services in North-west and South-west England awarded to Atos Origin last December has been suspended
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