Select committee criticises lack of consistent strategy in health IT
The House of Lords Select Committee has published a damning report on the state of NHS health IT, saying there’s a “worrying absence of credible strategy”.
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Hunt says IT spend protected in financial crisis
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has given IT as an example of the kind of long-term investment in the health service that he wants to see as the NHS battles with a financial crisis and funding gap.
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‘Significant problems’ with data access in public health
Public health services have been denied access to health data vital to doing their job, a report from the Commons health select committee says.
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Care.data in “last chance saloon”
NHS England has been warned its controversial care.data programme is at its “last chance saloon”, as it pushes ahead with the trial phase of the project.
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Caldicott to oversee care.data pilot
The pilot phase of the controversial care.data programme will be subject to scrutiny from an independent panel led by Dame Fiona Caldicott, Tim Kelsey has told MPs.
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Pseudo at source review for care.data
The Health and Social Care Information Centre has launched a steering group to “help guide” its possible use of pseudonymisation at source for care.data.
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‘Exciting’ care.data info plan promised
NHS England will use the six month delay to care.data to launch a re-engagement programme to get the public on board, national director of patients and information Tim Kelsey has told MPs.
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