Bacon presses Connelly on NPfIT deals
Conservative MP Richard Bacon has asked further searching questions about the value for money and future take up of systems under the National Programme for IT in the NHS.
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Bacon questions Connelly on CSC deal
Conservative MP Richard Bacon has sent a letter to the National Audit Office and the Department of Health’s director general for informatics, Christine Connelly, raising serious concerns about the value of a new CSC contract.
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BT to get £36m per Cerner site in South
A breakdown of the costs of BT’s £542m National Programme for IT in the NHS contract for the South of England shows it will receive up to £36m for each Cerner system.
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NAO launches NPfIT investigation
The National Audit Office has confirmed that it will launch an investigation into the value of the National Programme for IT in the NHS, focusing specifically on the £546m contract that was awarded to BT last year.
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Bacon seeks NAO inquiry into BT deal
PAC member Richard Bacon has called on the National Audit Office to carry out an investigation into the £546m contract awarded to BT last year under the National Programme for IT in the NHS.
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Bacon says ‘prove value of NPfIT deals’
A leading member of the Commons Public Accounts Committee has written to NHS chief information officer Christine Connelly, questioning how negotiations to ‘descope’ the two remaining local service provider contracts will deliver value for money.
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HealthSpace expansion plans shelved
The Department of Health has shelved plans for a massive expansion of its personal health record project, HealthSpace.
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Patients to rate GPs’ appearance online
A new online ranking site is set to be launched offering a fresh twist on ‘rate-my-doc’ services by allowing patients to rate their GP in terms of attractiveness, dress sense and personal hygiene. The new service will for the first time give patients choice over how ‘hot’ their GP is, with family doctors rated on […]
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Doc ratings site moves into charity work
The controversial website iwantgreatcare, which allows patients to rate their doctors, is expanding into other areas of NHS work, in a move that aligns with Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s call for public service users to be able to rate them.
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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 doctors and share information about their healthcare experiences. Visitors to the website, can rate their doctor using sliding scales for three questions: ‘Do you trust this doctor? Does this doctor listen? Would you recommend this […]
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