NHS Choices

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Choice extended to all hospitals in England

Patients having non-emergency treatment in England will be able to choose from any hospital in the country as of 1 April, the
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NHS Choices launches Pregnancy Hub

NHS Choices has extended the ‘Live Well’ section of its website with the introduction of the ‘Pregnancy Hub’. The hub
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Johnson steps up pressure on 0844 numbers

Health secretary Alan Johnson has stepped up the pressure on practices using 0844 telephone numbers as campaigners draw up a
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Patient information: how ICTs can help

Fiona Barr looks at the role information technology can play in providing greater information for patients.
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NHS Choices offers drinking assessment tool

NHS Choices has launched a new interactive tool, developed to help people assess their drinking behaviour and understand the government’s
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Six firms shortlisted for £80m NHS Choices contract

Six companies have reportedly been shortlisted to run the Department of Health’s NHS Choices website, following an OJEU tender process,
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ISPs could do better on data quality

Independent sector providers (ISPs) of NHS care have improved data submissions needed to track quality of care, but there are
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NHS Choices introduces BMI calculator

NHS Choices has launched a BMI calculator, which it describes as a new diabetes symptom checker.
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Public favour ‘Full Monty’ on NHS Choices

More than 5000 people have voted ten to one in favour of NHS Choices going for the Full Monty on
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DH to award £80m contract for NHS Choices

The Department of Health has gone out to tender to find a new supplier to run the NHS Choices patient
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