Mandate tells NHS England to push tech
A number of commitments to encourage the NHS to use new technology have survived a tussle between the government and NHS England and appeared in the revamped NHS Mandate.
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Live from Birmingham
The NHS needs to focus on transforming the way health care is delivered, rather than on technology itself, visitors to EHI Live 2013 were told. EHI news editor Rebecca Todd reports.
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Colchester may face data scandal
Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust is at the centre of a widening series of investigations into claims that information may have been falsified to hide missed targets for cancer treatment.
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Simon Stevens to head NHS England
Simon Stevens, a one-time Blairite health advisor, has been announced as the new chief executive of NHS England.
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EHI interview: Tim Kelsey
EHI news editor Rebecca Todd speaks to NHS England’s director of patients and information Tim Kelsey – one of the keynote speakers at EHI Live 2013 – about the tech fund, a more digital future for the NHS, and the role of innovators.
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Hunt hears tech fund applications
Health minister Jeremy Hunt is sitting on a panel assessing two trusts’ technology fund applications today.
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Birmingham imparts IT wisdom
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust will help George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust to improve its informatics service as part of a new government scheme to improve failing hospitals.
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Ashes to ASHs
The Department of Health’s response to Caldicott2 confirms that patient confidential data cannot be used for commissioning. EHI news editor Rebecca Todd explores the implications.
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Govt holds Caldicott line on PCD
The government has declined to back down over the use of patient confidential data for comissioning, despite an outcry from clinical commissioning groups and companies working with them.
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Hunt announces £1 billion for health IT
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced another £240m for the technology fund, in a move that will see the government and NHS organisations invest £1 billion in IT over the next three years.
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