Ireland plans five year e-health journey
Ireland’s chief information officer for health, Richard Corbridge, has issued a ‘Knowledge and Information Strategy’ to transform the country’s health services using e-health.
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Michael Thick joins IMS Maxims
Clinical IT veteran Michael Thick has joined IMS Maxims as the company’s chief medical officer and chief clinical information officer.
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More cities to control health budgets
Chancellor George Osborne has opened the way for more big cities to take control of local healthcare budgets.
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King’s Fund calls for better staff data
The King’s Fund has called for better data to support more sophisticated NHS workforce planning amd to deliver on strategic objectives, such as the ‘Five Year Forward View’.
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Dr Foster focuses on data quality
Dr Foster has called for the quality of NHS data to be given the same priority as hitting targets.
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Parties clash on NHS funding and reform
The health spokesmen of the three main political parties have clashed over the future funding and structure of the NHS at a King’s Fund debate ahead of the general election.
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Lib Dem manifesto promises GPs by Skype
The Liberal Democrats have promised to open up access to GPs by phone and Skype in their manifesto, and to pay for this using a £250 million ‘digital revolution’ fund.
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Tory manifesto re-runs access pledge
The Conservative Party has promised to continue the NHS transparency agenda and to give people “full access” to their electronic health records in its manifesto.
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Labour manifesto fails to focus on IT
The Labour Party has launched its manifesto for the upcoming general election, promising a more integrated health and care system, but not one that will make more use of IT.
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Medway live with Oasis/Allscripts PAS
Medway NHS Foundation Trust went live with its a patient administration system over the weekend in what its director of informatics has described as “an absolutely exemplary implementation – so far.”
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