Yorks and Humber plans telehealth hub
NHS Yorkshire and the Humber is considering spending £1m on a telehealth hub as part of its cost-saving plans.
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London IT Programme slashed
NHS trusts in London have been told they will get a dramatically scaled back programme of IT modernisation following the new contract signed with BT last week.
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Experts fear Punch and Judy election
The general election Policy and healthcare IT experts have urged an incoming government to resist the temptation to shake up the NHS and radically reorganise its IT. Asked to put forward manifesto ideas for the general election that is likely to be called after the Easter break, commentators from think tanks, analysts and the health […]
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Improve PCT data skills, say MPs
Poor quality data analysis skills have played a key part in the failure of many primary care trusts to work effectively as commissioners, MPs have concluded. A report into commissioning by the Commons’ Health Committee says that while there are some examples of good work from PCTs, many believe they are working effectively “although the evidence […]
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NHS Direct plans to make £20m savings
NHS Direct has announced that it plans to cut its costs by £20m in the next financial year by improving call centre efficiency, making savings on IT and changing its staffing structure. The cuts sit alongside a longer term plan to reduce management and business costs by 30%, saving £8m, by 31 March 2011. The […]
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New CSC deal hinges on Morecambe Bay
A deal to cut hundreds of millions of pounds from the National Programme for IT in the NHS by cutting back the scope of its main electronic patient record software is set to be signed.
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O’Brien claims govt may lock-in NPfIT
Conservative health spokesman Stephen O’Brien has accused the government of trying to tie the hands of an incoming Tory government over the future of the National Programme for IT in the NHS. Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme this morning, O’Brien said he was “very concerned” that the current negotiations that are being held […]
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Greenfield four becomes three
The Department of Health is struggling to find four sites in the South of England willing to take the Cerner Millennium hospital system.
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GPs back cuts to NHS Direct and NPfIT
NHS Direct and the National Programme for IT in the NHS are both appropriate targets for cuts in the current economic climate, according to GPs. A survey of almost 900 GPs by the GP newspaper Pulse found that 59% thought the health helpline NHS Direct should take a funding cut while 52% thought the national programme […]
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Irish hospital group cuts DNAs by text
St Vincent Hospital Group in Dublin has reduced its did-not-attend rate by 30% after implementing a messaging system that notifies patients of their appointments and allows them to reschedule.
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