NHS England to unleash people power
NHS England will release an NHS technology strategy for the next decade – called ‘Unleashing the Power of People’ – this December.
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Greater Manchester CSU adopts cloud
Greater Manchester Commissioning Support Unit has deployed a private cloud to solve the problem of disparate systems left by primary care trusts.
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Bury tops EPS usage
NHS Bury Clinical Commissioning Group has deployed the Electronic Prescription Service Release 2 to all of its practices and has the best usage figures in the country.
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Enter the CCG
Dr John Lockley, a GP and clinical lead for informatics at NHS Bedfordshire CCG, thinks he may have a solution to discharge woes.
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Section 251ed
The Health and Social Care Act 2012 has had significant consequences for data flows in the NHS. Rebecca Todd reports.
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Commissioning support framework floated
Commissioning for outcomes a ‘priority’
NHS England is committed to a making commissioning and contracting for outcomes an “absolute priority”, its director of commissioning support strategy and market development says.
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Bexley gets Novell Filr
Bexley Clinical Commissioning Group is deploying a new file-sharing tool for staff and clinicians allowing them to access and share data while on the move.
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GP IT funds sitting with area teams
GP IT funding of £186m has gone to NHS England’s area teams, which are working with local commissioners to verify individual budgets.
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Manchester and Hitachi develop IT
Five Manchester healthcare organisations have signed an agreement with the Hitachi group to plan and develop a range of informatics projects.
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