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King’s Fund warns on quality measures

Greater use of quality indicators in the NHS could be a powerful tool to improve care, but could also lead
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Ā£130m for telecare and home help

The government has pledged to invest Ā£130m in initiatives such as telecare and home adaptations as part of its free
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Information quality mark launched

The Information Standard accreditation scheme has been launched at the King’s Fund. The Department of Health initiative will award a quality
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Kingā€™s Fund: choice yet to drive quality

The government’s choice policy has yet to be fully implemented and has yet to drive quality in the NHS, a
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Arctic blast

A think-tank recently ranked its funding forecasts for the NHS from ā€˜tepidā€™ to ā€˜arctic.ā€™ Sarah Bruce asks what that will
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Labour’s Oā€™Brien: NHS safe in our hands

Junior health minister Mike Oā€™Brien has claimed that the NHS is ā€œsafe in our handsā€ and that the government will
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Funding forecast is colder than ever

The NHS would have to make historically unprecedented productivity gains to close the gap between its likely funding after 2011
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Doc ratings site moves into charity work

The controversial website iwantgreatcare, which allows patients to rate their doctors, is expanding into other areas of NHS work, in
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IT crucial for full engagement, report argues

The NHS needs to make greater use of information and web 2.0 technologies if individuals are to engage more with
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NHS not making enough use of technology

The NHS is failing to make use of everyday technology such as e-mail to deliver reponsive and convenient patient services.
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