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13 April 2006

Telemedicine makes weak impact on outpatient waits

Evidence for the effectiveness of telemedicine in the UK is weak, according to a new report examining strategies for improving
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11 April 2006

Academics call for NPfIT technical assessment

A group of 23 computer science academics from around the UK have written an open letter calling for an “independent
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10 April 2006

Space programme

One of the most intriguing aspects of the NHS IT programme is the HealthSpace project, the online patient portal. Daloni
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29 March 2006

Accenture’s NHS losses grow as NPfIT delays mount

Accenture, the leading management and technology consulting firm, announced a provision for a further $450 million of losses against its
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28 March 2006

PHCSG urges ‘extreme caution’ on QoF data use

White paper proposals to use Quality and Outcomes Framework data to make commissioning decisions should only be followed with extreme
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24 March 2006

NHS IT spending lags behind Wanless targets

Forecasts from trade association, Intellect, suggest that NHS spending on IT in England is likely to undershoot significantly the figure
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22 March 2006

Granger tells NHS to be proud of progress

Multinational giant, GE Healthcare, has earned praise from the NHS IT director-general for its rapid progress in deploying picture archiving
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21 March 2006

NAO report will criticise CfH’s failure to win NHS support

The head of the National Audit Office has confirmed that the public watchdog’s long awaited report into the £6.2 billion
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16 March 2006

Bedfordshire and Luton opt for CareNotes system

Bedfordshire and Luton Mental Health and Social Care Partnership NHS Trust has signed up to use Strand Technology’s CareNotes electronic
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13 March 2006

Information sharing protocol to be devised

A single information sharing protocol for health and adult social care staff is to be developed by the end of
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