Greenhalgh attacks HealthSpace response
The author of the definitive study of the personal health record portal HealthSpace has attacked the Department of Health’s response to the research.
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Major NHS public websites unheard of
A new study to better understand what prevents people from using information technology to help them manage their health and care has found that few people have heard of three major NHS health information websites.
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NHS PHR HealthSpace fails to deliver
Patients have found the government’s personal health record project HealthSpace neither useful nor easy to use and only a tiny percentage have so far signed up for it, according to a study published today.
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White paper backs Choose and Book
The ‘Liberating the NHS’ white paper backs Choose and Book as part of radical plans to extend patient choice, but has little to say about personal health records.
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Records pledge in Conservative manifesto
The general election The Conservative election manifesto has reiterated the Tories’ pledge to give patients online control of their own health records. No details are given of how this will be achieved; leaving open the possibility that a Conservative government might look beyond the NHS’s own HealthSpace to more eye-catching deals with Google or Microsoft. […]
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SCR evaluation costs £1m
Health minister Mike O’Brien has revealed that University College London will be paid very nearly £1m for its evaluations of the Summary Care Record and HealthSpace.
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Just 752 patients view their SCR online
Just 752 patients out of the more than 1.2m who have a Summary Care Record have opted to view their SCR on HealthSpace.
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New hope for HealthSpace
NHS Connecting for Health is hoping to be given the green light to develop new functionality for HealthSpace, according to the personal health portal’s clinical director.
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Survey gives boost to HealthSpace
E-Health Insider and Doctors.net.uk survey shows strong backing for HealthSpace and none at all for commercial alternatives.
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Babylifecheck site launched
The Department of Health has launched an interactive website offering advice and information to parents of babies as part of its commitment to provide online health checks. NHS Baby LifeCheck is one of three initial NHS LifeChecks that the DH committed to launch following the 2006 white paper Our Health, Our Care, Our Say. However, […]
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