Cheers and tears at BT e-Health Insider Awards
Winners announced in BT e-Health Insider Awards
Awards for some of the UK?s most outstanding health IT projects and people were announced at the gala BT e-Health Awards ceremony in London last night.
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New information chief sought
The hunt is on for a new leader for the NHS Information Centre for Health and Social Care. Advertisements for the chief executive’s job, carrying a salary of £96,235 – £136,755, have been published inviting applications from candidates who can “inspire and lead the organisation, ensuring that it delivers high quality information to frontline NHS and Social […]
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DH blasted for ‘back room deal’ with Dr Foster
The Department of Health ignored procurement guidelines and pursued a ‘back room deal’ on NHS information which was ‘handed to Dr Foster on a plate’, according to a committee of MPs. Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has today heavily criticised the DH for agreeing a joint venture with health informatics company Dr Foster without putting […]
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Hewitt launches ‘Choose and Book’ librarians
Health secretary Patricia Hewitt has launched ten ‘choice’ library pilots. Librarians in the pilots will be trained to help people find and make sense of information about different healthcare providers and "choose and book" their hospital appointment. A DH spokesperson told EHI that the librarians would help people better understand the choices available to them, but would […]
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Two years on
It’s two years since the Information Centre for health and social care started work on its mission of “providing knowledge for care”. Linda Davidson catches up with its chief executive, Denise Lievesley.
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NAO criticises £12m Dr Foster Intelligence deal
The National Audit Office has criticised the Information Centre for striking a £12m deal without going out to tender to create Dr Foster Intelligence – a joint venture designed to provide healthcare information. The NAO said: “The Department of Health and the Information Centre (IC) could not demonstrate to the National Audit Office’s satisfaction that they had achieved […]
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IC deal with Dr Foster under NAO scrutiny
The controversial deal to form a joint venture between the Health and Social Care Information Centre and a private company Dr Foster LLP is to come under scrutiny from Parliament’s value-for-money watchdog, the National Audit Office(NAO). The NAO says its study will focus on the question: “Does the investment by the Health and Social Care […]
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Honour for health informatics technical director
Technical director of Wirral Health Informatics Service (WHIS), Pete Marsh has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Wirral is one of the leading trusts in the health informatics field and has pioneered developments in areas such as electronic records and e-prescribing. Marsh has been part of the workforce at Wirral Hospital […]
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Public-private venture ‘to improve access’ to info
Dr Foster, a commercial provider of healthcare information, and the NHS Health and Social Care Information Centre have formed a new public-private partnership with the aim of improving public access to information. Dr Foster Intelligence is the name chosen for the new venture which, the partners say, will combine commercial acumen from the private sector […]
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