Lansley faces opposition to white paper
Growing concerns about the government’s plans to overhaul the NHS have been presented to health secretary Andrew Lansley ahead of the Conservative Party’s health debate today.
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NHS Portsmouth gets primary care portal
NHS Portsmouth has launched a primary care information portal to provide a single source of information for GPs, other primary care professionals and primary care trust staff.
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Connelly outlines NHS info ‘revolution’
The NHS’ director general of informatics, Christine Connelly, has outlined an information revolution to match the root and branch reform of the health service promised by the Conservative-Liberal Democrat government.
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BMA: more risks than pros in white paper
The BMA has criticised the government’s plans to overhaul the NHS in England, saying they contain “much that would be potentially damaging” to the health service.
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Radio times
NHS staff often hear their fate on the Today programme. The latest round of NHS reforms was no exception. Fiona Barr analyses an EHI Primary Care survey of their impact on morale and jobs.
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White paper ‘could hit patient care’
A picture of little support for the latest NHS white paper emerges from a survey by EHI Primary Care.
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Survey reveals white paper job fears
More than 80% of staff working in strategic health authorities and primary care trusts in England expect to lose their jobs or are uncertain about the future, according to an exclusive poll by EHI Primary Care.
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Free our data
The post-white paper NHS is going to need better information at all levels. But who will provide it? And are IT systems available that are up to the job?
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Predictive risk tool for West Midlands
New technology developed by Bupa Health Dialog will be used to help GPs in the West Midlands to predict the future healthcare needs of their population.
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IT for primary care
Daloni Carlisle looks ahead to an eHealth Insider round table on the future of primary care, sponsored by iSOFT.
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