Praise for departed head of CfH
With the news of Richard Granger’s departure as head of Connecting for Health, a number of the key individuals he has worked with offered their praise. The DH made clear that it will not replace him directly but with a DH CIO and CfH director of programme and systems delivery: “Matthew Swindells will act as […]
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Announcement on CfH future due in ‘weeks’
The future of NHS IT agency, Connecting for Health, remains unclear as 2007 ends, with the Department of Health saying that arrangements have yet to be finalised. The DH says “Interim management arrangements are being finalised and an announcement will be made in the next few weeks.” The uncertanty extends to the exact status of […]
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2007 in review
As the year draws to a close E-Health Insider casts an eye over the health IT developments that made the news in 2007.
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Concerns raised over corporate use of NHSmail
Concerns about the future direction of the NHS’s private email service have ben raised after it was used for the first time for a corporate broadcast by the Department of Health on future policy plans. The message from health minister Lord Darzi on his proposed reforms of the NHS was sent out to all 180,000 […]
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Unclear whether Granger will be replaced
The Department of Health has rejected strong rumours that one of its senior policy advisers, Matthew Swindells, has been appointed interim chief executive of NHS Connecting for Health, replacing Richard Granger. In a statement to E-Health Insider the department that suggests Granger may not be replaced and that following review of NHS IT now underway, the current Connecting for […]
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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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Lord Darzi pledges IT review
A review of England’s NHS IT modernisation programme to ensure it “delivers real clinical benefits” is promised in health minister Lord Darzi’s interim report on the health service published yesterday. Lord Darzi, a practising surgeon who joined the Department of Health’s(DH) ministerial team in Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s new government, says he will be considering […]
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Metal medicine
E-Health Insider looks at the continuing work into robotics in healthcare being carried out by Imperial College, London.
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Robot revolution
Colin Jervis, director of Kinetic Consulting, looks at how robots are being used on wards and in operating theatres in both the UK and Japan.
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Robot doctor has plans to link to NPfIT
St Mary’s NHS Trust, Paddington, is trialling the use of robot medics that will not only allow doctors to go on their rounds without leaving their chair but also may eventually connect to the National Programme for IT. The RP6 (Remote Presence) robots (right), dubbed ‘Sister Mary’ and ‘Dr Robbie’, are similar in design to […]
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