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Practices use of 0844 numbers to be investigated

The government is to gather evidence about the use of 0844 telephone numbers by GP practices and its impact on
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NHS Direct demand breaks seasonal records

Over one million people contacted NHS Direct in England over the 11 day Christmas and New Year holidays, breaking all
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Birmingham PCT to extend telecare to 27,000

A PCT plans to expand its telephone-based care management programme, from 2000 to 27,000 patients, following the results from the
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NHS Direct launches foundation trust consultation

NHS Direct has launched a 16-week public consultation on its plans for the future, prior to applying to become an
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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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NHS Direct to connect to Spine in 2008

NHS Direct is aiming to connect to the NHS Spine in 2008, in what should be a key step towards
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NHS Direct on a mission to explain

Matt Tee has been CEO of NHS Direct for the past four months, he told us of his plans for
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Cisco looks ahead to ‘virtual healthcare’

Network technology and services giant Cisco has a ‘vision’ of the services and capabilities required to make e-health a reality,
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NHS 24 signs new deal with Clinical Solutions

NHS 24 has extended its contract with Clinical Solutions for its telephony-based out-of-hours decision support system for the next three
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NHS Direct launches asthma support programme

NHS Direct is to launch a telephone review and follow-up programme for all patients who have been prescribed Symbicort Maintenance
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