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17 July 2008

LISs to LIPs with the Health Informatics Review

The much anticipated Health Informatics Review only comes close to setting a new direction for the national programme. But it
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16 July 2008

NHS Choices selects Capita as preferred bidder

Capita has been announced as the preferred bidder to deliver NHS Choices for the next three years.
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15 July 2008

Swindells says Darzi 50 per cent about information

Matthew Swindells has said that the NHS Informatics Review sets an unprecedented information challenge.
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15 July 2008

New website lets patients rate doctors

Dr Neil Bacon founder of www.iWantGreatCare.org A website has been launched that allows patients to rate individual GPs and hospital
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15 July 2008

HealthSpace set for big expansion

HealthSpace, the government’s secure online site for patients, is to be expanded to include shared records and GP appointment booking,
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14 July 2008

NHS Choices £80m contract award imminent

The Department of Health is this week expected to announce the winner of the three-year, £80m contract to run NHS
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11 July 2008

Heart surgery survival data published

The NHS has published data for trusts across the country on the survival rates of four different conditions. The data
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11 July 2008

BMA rejects call to ‘abandon’ Choose and Book

The BMA has rejected demands to abandon Choose and Book if it cannot be made fit for purpose within a
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10 July 2008

Major weaknesses found in maternity systems

The Healthcare Commission has urged trusts to invest in maternity information systems in a report that identifies major weaknesses in
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10 July 2008

NHS informatics review set to stress continuity

As part of the next stage review of the health service will see the publication of the blueprint for NHS
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