Former IC chief loses tribunal claim
The former head of the NHS Information Centre, who claimed she was made a ‘scapegoat’ for a heavily criticised joint venture between the Department of Health (DH) and information specialists, Dr Foster, has failed to overturn a confidentiality agreement about the case. Professor Denise Lievesley, who was chief executive of the Information Centre (IC) from […]
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Six firms shortlisted for £80m NHS Choices contract
Six companies have reportedly been shortlisted to run the Department of Health’s NHS Choices website, following an OJEU tender process, which came to an end in December. According to HSJ magazine, the six shortlisted companies bidding for the three year, £80m contract, include the current provider Dr Foster Intelligence, the current provider, and much larger […]
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EHI’s industry news roundup 08.02.08
E-Health Insider’s industry news round up for the week ending 8 February 2008 featuring supplier news, product launches, and events. Supplier news COA wins £3.6m NHSScotland deal COA Solutions has won a £3.6m contract to supply all 22 Scottish health boards with a comprehensive portfolio of financial, procurement support, business intelligence and document management software […]
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Praise for departed head of CfH
With the news of Richard Granger’s departure as head of Connecting for Health, a number of the key individuals he has worked with offered their praise. The DH made clear that it will not replace him directly but with a DH CIO and CfH director of programme and systems delivery: “Matthew Swindells will act as […]
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Castilla-La Mancha chooses Steria for healthcard
The Health Service of Castilla-La Mancha (SESCAM), Spain, has chosen Steria to implement its new healthcard system. The new system has been developed to improve the quality of service to the 1.9m people living in the area and enable better management of health resources. Using the Steria system, everybody living in Castilla-La Mancha will be […]
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Experience information deficit must be overcome
A steering group focused on harnessing the power of public opinion has found that many NHS boards do not have a systematic approach to using patient experience information, hence creating an information deficit, which must be overcome. In a research report, developed by senior health officials form the NHS and professional medical bodies, the steering […]
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Granger era ends as DG leaves CfH
Richard Granger has left NHS Connecting for Health, the NHS IT agency responsible for the £12.4bn NHS IT programme, he has led for the past five years.
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Privacy fear over NHS card loss
Thousands of NHS computer ‘smartcards’ used to give access to confidential patient records have gone missing.
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ISPs could do better on data quality
Independent sector providers (ISPs) of NHS care have improved data submissions needed to track quality of care, but there are still ‘significant’ issues requiring attention, a new report says. The report, from the NHS Information Centre, analysed the data quality of submissions and identified key areas for improvement. It says that the data issues need […]
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NHS Choices introduces BMI calculator
NHS Choices has launched a BMI calculator, which it describes as a new diabetes symptom checker.
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