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10 May 2005

Public sector contractor rates rise by a third

A survey of IT professionals across the UK has revealed that hourly pay for government IT contractors have risen by
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9 May 2005

Major ministerial reshuffle for health

John Hutton, the health minister whose responsibilities included NHS IT, has been promoted in the post-election reshuffle. He enters the
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27 April 2005

Crunch time

How will the general election affect NHS IT? E-Health Insider takes a comprehensive look at what each party has to
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26 April 2005

FOI challenge on QoF data

The owner of an online information service is challenging a decision to hold back publication of Quality and Outcomes Framework
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21 April 2005

Kaiser to end ‘wobbly’ medicine

Doctors working without computerised systems are working in the “operational dark ages”, according to George Halvorson, chief executive officer of
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19 April 2005

QoF results publication likely in next two months

Quality and Outcomes Framework results for every practice in England and Scotland are likely to be published on government websites
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14 April 2005

Ex-NHSIA chief comes home again to Wales

Gwyn Thomas, former chief executive of the now-defunct NHS Information Authority, is the new Director of the NHS Wales Informing
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13 April 2005

Hutton defends premium rate patient calls

Health minister John Hutton has defended the use of premium rate bedside telephones in hospitals, calling them "a vital direct
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12 April 2005

Doctors to get say on future of NHS IT

Grassroots doctors are to get the chance to tell the National Programme for IT, now known as NHS Connecting for
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12 April 2005

Doctors to get say on future of NHS IT

Grassroots doctors are to get the chance to tell the National Programme for IT, now known as NHS Connecting for
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