CSC to supply SystmOne under GPSoC
Computer Sciences Corporation has signed a framework agreement with NHS Connecting for Health to supply TPP’s SystmOne under the GP Systems of Choice initiative. SystmOne has also been approved as meeting CfH’s standards for a hosted solution. The signing of the framework agreement with CfH marks the end of a long period of negotiations with CSC […]
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NHS Choices may increase inequality
Relying on online sources such as NHS Choices to deliver information to patients could lead the NHS to sustain or even increase health inequalities, a new report warns. The authors says the government’s policy is to give patients better access to information but that the internet may not be the most effective way of doing […]
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Andy Burnham replaces Alan Johnson
Andy Burnham Andy Burnham has been named as the new health secretary. Burnham will replace Alan Johnson who moved to become the home secretary as part of Gordon Brown’s cabinet reshuffle, earlier today. It is also believed that Ben Bradshaw will be leaving the Department of Health to take over Burnham’s former role as Secretary […]
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Connelly: South benefits from no LSP
Director general of informatics Christine Connelly has said the National Programme for IT in the NHS’ new approach in the South will mean faster delivery and greater engagement with frontline staff. Speaking at the Assist conference in Birmingham this morning, Connelly claimed there would be benefits to not having a single local service provider in […]
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London runs reverse auctions for care
The London Procurement Programme has carried out a number of online reverse auctions for care for patients who are physically frail, mentally ill and requiring end of life care. The LPP, which was established by NHS London to maximise its purchasing power, conducted the auctions on behalf of the capital’s 31 primary care trusts. The […]
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Calling time
Cost of access to old records agreed
NHS Connecting for Health has set out the options GP practices have to access their old records if they switch to a different IT system. The GP Systems of Choice team has agreed details of how each IT supplier will provide practices with access to their audit trail and the costs of doing so. CfH says […]
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Insider View: Jon Hoeksma
Has the bar been dropped so low that the NHS IT programme is now guaranteed to succeed? Asks Jon Hoeksma.
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Capita wins quality mark contract
The Department of Health has appointed Capita to manage the Information Standard accreditation scheme that is due to be launched later this summer. The contract is the second big information win for Capita in the past year. Last July, the outsourcing specialist won the contract to run NHS Choices for three years, taking over from […]
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TPP SystmOne likely choice for prisons
TPP’s SystmOne Prison looks likely to be chosen as the national clinical IT system for England’s prisons. The Department of Health has commissioned NHS Connecting for Health to deliver a national clinical IT system for every prison in England and TPP’s SystmOne Prison has been selected as the preferred option. The system is already being […]
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