NHS England suspends £300m digital framework after ‘claim’ over process
NHS England has suspended a new £300m framework to buy digital GP services after a “claim” was issue over the process, according to HSJ.
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E-mail shows NHSE backtracking on dedicated digital workforce plan
NHSE removed a series of commitments from its long-term workforce plan, including a promise to draw up a dedicated digital workforce plan, HSJ has reported.
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Rhidian Bramley commended in HSJ awards
Rhidian Bramley, consultant radiologist and chief clinical information officer at The Christie in Manchester, has been highly commended at the annual HSJ awards.
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GP commissioners ‘blow budgets’
GP commissioners overspent their budgets by a net 2.5% last year, according to an analysis by the Health Service Journal magazine. HSJ examined the 2009-10 budgets and spending details of 190 practice-based commissioning consortia from 33 primary care trusts, which between them were allocated an indicative budget of £11.5 billion. It calculates that by the end […]
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IC boss says no special treatment for Dr Foster
The chief executive of the Information Centre has made it clear that Dr Foster Intelligence has no privileged access to data, as part of its partnership. Speaking at a Health Service Journal (HSJ) conference last month, Tim Straughan said organisations should not have to pay external companies such as Dr Foster for data, as the […]
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Direction promised on NHS information strategy
New clear direction on NHS IT and information strategy has been promised ‘within weeks’ by one of the leaders of the Department of Health’s informatics review. A report in Health Service Journal, quotes review manager Tom Denwood saying current ‘chaos’ on NHS IT strategy will be resolved within weeks, with a major shake-up at the DH to […]
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Six firms shortlisted for £80m NHS Choices contract
Six companies have reportedly been shortlisted to run the Department of Health’s NHS Choices website, following an OJEU tender process, which came to an end in December. According to HSJ magazine, the six shortlisted companies bidding for the three year, £80m contract, include the current provider Dr Foster Intelligence, the current provider, and much larger […]
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iBleep PDA paging made available to all trusts
A new software system called iBleep, designed to simplify communications with doctors at night, is set to be rolled out across the NHS in April next year. The iBleep Rapid Response system is a web-based application, accessed over a PDA, that provides a wireless system for communication between hospital-based doctors and their wards, allowing voice contact […]
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Code red
Daloni Carlisle reports on how the often neglected discipline of clinical coding is becoming vital to the financial health of NHS trusts, and highlights the spread of ‘upcoding’.
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Choose and Book adopters to get tech support
The Department of Health is set to launch a high level technical help scheme to support local Choose and Book implementation after lessons from the early adopters showed IT support is vital to success. Jane Cummings, national implementation director, told a conference organised by HSJ this week: “Lots of the issues in the early adopter […]
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