Engagement

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19 February 2008

New GP leads aim to connect

Dr Peter Short, one of two new GP clinical leads just appointed by Connecting for Health, is clear about how
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18 December 2007

2008: the year telecare grows up?

A large evaluation of assistive technologies across health and social care begins next year, Fiona Barr reports.
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6 December 2007

Dear NPfIT…

Respondents to the recent Medix survey added comments to their answers. Linda Davidson sifted their views.
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28 November 2007

Ehealth one of UK’s major future technologies

The government’s Council for Science and Technology (CST) has named e-health as one of the most promising technologies for the
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16 November 2007

Health secretary’s website wins access award

Health secretary Alan Johnson’s website won the top prize for accessibility in the British Computer Society (BCS) MP Website Awards. Johnson, who
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15 November 2007

Government says no plans to devolve CfH power

The government has rejected calls to hand over greater contractual power to trusts and strategic health authorities.
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23 October 2007

Healthcare booths go on trial in Scotland

Patients in Scotland will be able to get treatments in specialised health booths, as part of a new collaboration between
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16 October 2007

RCN offers distance learning with Open University

The Royal College of Nursing has partnered with the Open University to provide distance learning courses, aiming to create development
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9 October 2007

Patient pressure to drive Choose and Book

Choose and Book boss Dr Stephen Miller explains why he believes it will be patients that force the adoption of
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4 October 2007

South edges towards ‘best of breed’ approach

The re-negotiation of the NHS IT Programme contract between Fujitsu and the NHS in the South of England appears to
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