Commissioning

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6 November 2007

SUS blasted as ‘not fit for purpose’

The Secondary Uses Service (SUS) is not fit for purpose and is failing to provide GP practices and PCTs with
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30 October 2007

IT vital to deliver care closer to home, DH says

Fast and efficient communication between primary and secondary care systems is needed to enable care to be delivered closer to
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9 October 2007

PCT commissioning data and IT suppliers named

Suppliers offering expertise in data analysis and IT solutions to support commissioning are included in the 14 organisations chosen by
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24 September 2007

Computer games to promote healthy living

Humana Europe, a provider of integrated commissioning services and support to NHS PCTs, are working on a new initiative to
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19 September 2007

Wigan Council adopts NHS number as unique ID

Wigan Council has become one of the first English councils to connect health to social care services information after linking
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18 September 2007

Practices told to update own NHS Choices details

The Department of Health says it is trying to improve the accuracy of primary care information on its flagship NHS
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24 August 2007

New web tool to target health inequalities

A new web-based tool designed to help primary care trusts to make better use of evidence-based measures to improve life
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20 August 2007

GPSoC and SCR key IT issues, says GP negotiator

Implementation of the GP Systems of Choice initiative and the rollout of the Summary Care Record (SCR) are two of
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15 August 2007

Leeds PCT invest in PBC monitoring software

Leeds Primary Care Trust has invested in new software to make data collation for practice based commissioning and performance management
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14 August 2007

Everything you know is wrong

In a personal account of implementing NPfIT systems, Jeff Jacklin, former head of IT at Milton Keynes hospital explains the
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