Massive disparities in GP IT spend
Expenditure on GP IT varies enormously nationwide from between just 50p per head of population in Wiltshire to nearly £10 in Liverpool.
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This year’s top model
A project to let feedback influence commissioning was a winner at the EHI Awards 2012 and will feature at EHI’s new Information for Commissioning conference on 15 May. Fiona Barr reports.
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CSU numbers drop again
The steady process of attrition of commissioning support units is continuing, with the NHS Commissioning Board announcing that another two CSUs are to merge.
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Telehealth helps during cold snap
A Leicester telehealth and telecoaching project has reported higher than expected success in keeping patients with chest problems out of hospital during the recent cold snap.
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Southern CSU focuses on intelligence
NHS South Commissioning Support Unit will focus on making valuable intelligence readily available to commissioners and managing their external IT contracts, its chief information officer says.
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CCGs get £186m for IT
CSUs to spend £670m a year
The commissioning support units that will come into being on 1 April will spend around £700m a year on IT and other support services, according to a new report from EHI Intelligence.
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Pathfinders losing their way
The government’s telehealth pathfinder scheme looks certain to fail to deliver a target of 100,000 telehealth users this year.
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NHS CB appoints director of data
The NHS Commissioning Board has appointed Ming Tang as director of data and information management systems.
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‘Air traffic control’ for Cumbria
Cumbria’s clinical commissioners have bought an ‘air traffic control’ system for referring patients from Strata Health.
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