Nicholson warns of ‘unprecedented’ savings
NHS chief executive David Nicholson has warned the NHS that it may need to make “unprecedented” levels of savings from 2011 to 2014. In his third annual report on the state of the health service, Nicholson says NHS investment will grow by 11% over the next and final two years of the present comprehensive spending […]
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No cuts, but low growth in budget
Chancellor Alastair Darling has told the Commons that the government does not plan to “cut” its way out of recession while delivering a budget that promises low spending growth and big demands for efficiency savings from the public sector.
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Survey reveals mixed picture on device security
NHS organisations have tightened up on mobile device security in response to the recent spate of data breaches from the public sector.
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NHS budget to reach £110 billion by 2011
The NHS is to receive an increased budget from £90 billion this year to £110 billion by 2010-11, an increase of 4%, the Chancellor announced on Tuesday. The additional investment should help the service realise savings of around £8.2 billion by 2010–11 with new technology helping to contribute to this. A £100m innovation fund is […]
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DrKoop.com Sold at Knockdown Price
DrKoop.com, the online health information provider, once a darling of Wall Street and stellar stock of the dotcom boom, has been sold to online vitamin retailer Vitacost.com for $186,000. During the dotcom boom DrKoop was at one stage valued at more than $1 billion. Founded in 1997 by the eponymous former US Surgeon General Dr […]
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Dr Koop Lifecare files for Bankruptcy
Dr. Koop LifeCare Corp, the long-troubled US online health information provider, announced on Sunday that it and its wholly-owned subsidiary will cease operations and liquidate its assets after failing to come up with additional debt or equity financing. The Santa Monica, California-based company, once a darling of Wall Street, said its efforts to obtain additional […]
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