3 August 2005

Virtual NHS research institute proposed

A virtual National Institute for Health Research linking together NHS R&D centres around England is at the centre of proposals
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3 August 2005

New IT local delivery plans due by September

Implementation of new NHS IT systems is to become a non-negotiable part of the local delivery plans (LDPs) of every
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2 August 2005

PCT mergers look set to disrupt IT plans

IT departments of NHS organisations are beginning to feel the impact of plans to shake-up the structure of the health
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2 August 2005

New QMAS software will focus on excluded patients

Changes to the payments software for the Quality and Outcomes Framework mean practices and primary care trusts will be able
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2 August 2005

King’s Fund calls for technology use in chronic care

A King’s Fund report into the management of long-term conditions has called for PCTs to put more emphasis on using
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1 August 2005

Information Commissioner will look at opt-out rights

  Clarification on patients’ rights to opt out of having personal information recorded under the NHS Care Records Service (NCRS) will
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1 August 2005

National data quality review called for

The NHS needs a national overview of data quality and coding integrity as the Payment by Results regime gathers pace,
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1 August 2005

IT skills shortage due to bite next year

A looming IT staff shortage caused by accelerating retirement rates and fewer graduates coming into the IT profession is being
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29 July 2005

Doctor tagged with RFID worries about privacy

An A&E doctor and CIO who has had an RFID tag implanted into his arm on which his medical reference
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28 July 2005

NCRS will make corrections easier, says minister

Corrections to electronic health records will be easier when the NHS Care Records Service (NCRS) is available and problems caused by
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