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 Cisco and the Scottish Centre for Telehealth.
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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 and change across healthcare education and practice. Courses offered include a masters programme in ‘advancing healthcare practice’, and a ‘top up’ programme enabling qualified nurses to study for an honours degree over two years, part-time. […]
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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 the national service.
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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 be heading towards a best of breed approach.
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MPs say EPRs essential but delivery in doubt
Electronic patient record systems are vital to the future of healthcare in England, but there remain big questions and concerns…
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Granger’s successor remains a mystery
Richard Granger’s successor as chief executive of Connecting for Health and director general of IT at the Department of Health is still unknown, twelve weeks after he announced his resignation in transition from the post. Enquiries from E-Health Insider this week have been unable to clarify when Granger will officially leave CfH, and more intriguingly […]
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CfH benefits bigger than problems
The new NHS computer system is fraught with problems but offers huge benefits if clinicians play a greater role in its creation, says Dr Henry Dowlen.
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Training Day DNAs
While the NHS strives hard to cut its DNA – ‘did not attend’ – rates for patients attending hospital and GP appointments, a hidden DNA rate remains worryingly high among the staff themselves, Niall Shanahan explains.
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Letter to the PM
In an open letter Robin Guenier, former CEO of the Government’s Central Computing and Telecommunications Agency, urges the new Prime Minister to take action on the NHS IT programme.
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Lord Hunt to form clinical buy-in group
Health minister Lord Hunt has announced that he is to form a high-level group with the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges to encourage buy-in at a local level in the NHS. Hunt told the Commons Health Select Committee he intends to ensure that NHS strategic health authorities (SHAs) get more involved with the national programme […]
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