MPs set out out pharmacy manifesto
A group of MPs is calling for pharmacists to be given read-write access to the NHS Care Records Service by the next government within its first 100 days in power. The All-Party Pharmacy Group (APPG) has launched a Policy Action Plan setting out 12 calls for actions that the MPs say the next government should […]
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It’s party time
With the general election fast approaching, Sarah Bruce asked policy makers, analysts and trusts what they would put in their health IT manifesto.
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Improve PCT data skills, say MPs
Poor quality data analysis skills have played a key part in the failure of many primary care trusts to work effectively as commissioners, MPs have concluded. A report into commissioning by the Commons’ Health Committee says that while there are some examples of good work from PCTs, many believe they are working effectively “although the evidence […]
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Lower borrowing, more savings in Budget
Chancellor Alistair Darling has confirmed that government borrowing will be lower than predicted in last year’s Pre-Budget Report, while committing the public sector to making "challenging" savings. Speaking in the House of Commons at lunchtime, Darling said that borrowing would be £167 billion in the coming financial year, rather than the £178 billion predicted in […]
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Labour to publish government contracts
The government will publish online all public service contracts worth more than £20,000 by the end of 2010, Gordon Brown has said in a speech on Building Britain’s Digital Future.
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HIMSS Analytics breaks into Europe
The president of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society has told E-Health Europe that HIMSS Analytics has finally moved into Europe. After speculation in January that the non profit subsidiary of Chicago-based HIMSS would eventually provide services in Europe, the Middle East and Australia, Stephen Lieber, president of HIMSS, told EHE that they now […]
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Insider View: Jon Hoeksma
As the BMA has another fret about the NHS Summary Care Record, the editor of E-Health Insider asks: where are the clinical champions for NHS IT?
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EU ministers sign eHealth declaration
Coverage from World of Health IT 2010, Barcelona European Union health ministers have signed a declaration that recognises the strategic value of eHealth and commits to greater collaboration across Europe. The declaration was signed at the high-level ministerial conference on eHealth in Barcelona, which is part of the World of Health IT conference being held […]
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Scots MPs criticise slow progress on IT
The Scottish Parliament’s Health and Sport Committee has criticised the Scottish Government for the slow roll-out of its clinical portal and limited progress on telehealth.
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Want to quit? There’s an app for that
The Department of Health has launched an iPhone application to help people stop smoking. The application was launched today by public health minister Gillian Merron to coincide with No Smoking Day. The DH said the application was the first official NHS Quit Smoking app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The application provides daily hints […]
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