DH backs e-procurement drive
The NHS has been urged to use GS1 coding on more items to support a shift towards e-procurement in the latest attempt to improve buying in the health service.
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Power plays
GPs and GP system suppliers have given a luke-warm reaction to the NHS information strategy. Rebecca Todd reports.
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NHS risk register release vetoed
The Government has vetoed a ruling that it should publish one of the risk registers drawn up for the latest NHS overhaul and reform.
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DH publishes child health requirements
The Department of Health has set out the information requirements for child health information systems in the new NHS.
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NHS Supply Chain leads on PACS/RIS
NHS Supply Chain has launched a procurement to create a single national framework for picture archiving and communication systems and radiology information systems.
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DH launches £2m health tech prizes
The Department of Health has announced two competitions, each worth up to £2m, to develop innovative ideas for addressing some of the biggest health problems of our time.
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Choose and Book use on downward slope
Usage of Choose and Book has fallen from a high of 57% to 50%, with some areas almost halving their use of the Department of Health’s e-booking system.
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Southern community procurement ‘close’
A new IT systems procurement for child and community trusts in the South is in the final stages of government approval and will be centrally funded, the Department of Health has confirmed.
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Bacon wants CSC savings to go to trusts
MP Richard Bacon has called for any savings that are made on the CSC deal to be redistributed to trusts to “buy products that they want and that work.”
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DH toughens stance on 084 numbers
The Department of Health appears to have toughened its stance on use of 084 telephone numbers by GP practices in new guidance for the NHS.
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