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29 August 2006

Derbyshire PCTs ditch NHS Direct for out-of-hours

NHS Direct will no longer provide out-of-hours services to three Derbyshire PCTs after concerns were raised over long callback times.
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9 August 2006

Strike action threat over NHS Direct cuts

  Unison and the Royal College of Nursing are warning they may consider strike action after a consultation into staff
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29 June 2006

Freeview plans for NHS Direct

NHS Direct is planning to make its interactive digital TV service available via Freeview. The health information service, which recorded
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27 June 2006

Unwinding the cord

NHS Direct aims to develop its core health advice service to offer a range of remote care additional services to
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17 May 2006

NHS Direct announces cutbacks consultation

NHS Direct has launched a three month consultation with staff on proposals that will cut around 1,000 existing jobs. Reasons
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5 May 2006

NAO says out-of-hours management information poor

Management information on out-of-hours services is poor, caused partly by problems with IT systems and compounded by inadequate telephone systems
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17 April 2006

CAS buys Clinical Solutions

 CAS Service, the UK-based supplier of access management and clinical decision support systems for the healthcare market, has announced it
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10 April 2006

Space programme

One of the most intriguing aspects of the NHS IT programme is the HealthSpace project, the online patient portal. Daloni
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5 April 2006

Birmingham ‘OwnHealth’ project begins

Up to 2000 patients with long term conditions are to be enrolled in a telephone-based care management system from this
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5 April 2006

Younger people more likely to use mobile healthcare

  Younger people are more likely to call NHS Direct on their mobiles than make an appointment to see their
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