Granger warns of Choose and Book brief ‘snowballing’
Constant changes in the requirements for Choose and Book by the Department of Health and lack of clarity on the boundaries of patient choice have created delays in implementation and are increasing the risk of a "sub-optimal" electronic booking system being delivered. This was the tough message delivered to NHS senior managers at the NHS […]
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Telemedicine the future of care in Scotland, says report
A report into the future of the health service in Scotland has praised the use of telemedicine in the country, saying that future development in the sector should be a "vital component" of NHS Scotland’s IT strategy. The Kerr report, developed by a team led by Professor David Kerr, aims to set out how NHS […]
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£300k offered for research into NHS IT attitudes
The NHS Service Delivery and Organisation (SDO) R&D programme have put out a call for proposals, offering £300,000 for research into topics including attitudes of healthcare professionals towards e-health and how uptake of technology can be increased. Sums of £300,000 are also available for research into how the internet can be used as a health […]
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E-mail mentoring to help budding nurses
The University of East Anglia has set up an e-mail mentoring programme to help 14-15 year-olds from deprived backgrounds who have expressed an interest in entering nursing and other health professions realise their dreams. Students from UEA’s School of Nursing and Midwifery, along with students from the School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice and […]
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Accenture names Phoenix as primary care supplier
Accenture has announced that it has signed agreements with Microsoft, Liquidlogic and The Phoenix Partnership to provide technology solutions for the North-east and Eastern regions of English NHS, under the National Programme for IT. Accenture is the local service provider for the North-east and Eastern regions, two of the five English NHS regions covered by […]
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