Burns wants you to join the revolution
Health minister Simon Burns has urged NHS IT staff to tell ministers how to bring about the information revolution.
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NHS Choices receives 100m visits in year
The Department of Health has reported that NHS Choices received more than 100m visits last year. It has also published research indicating that patients who visited the website were less likely to consult a GP.
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DH outlines info plans in business plan
Devolving responsiblity for IT to NHS organisations has been highlighted as one of the coalition government’s priorities in the Department of Health’s business plan for 2011-15.
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Which? patients want trusted information
Patients want a personalised health information website from a trusted source to help them make healthcare choices, according to the consumer body Which?
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Connelly to speak at EHI Live 2010
The NHS’ director general of informatics, Christine Connelly, will be speaking at eHealth Insider Live 2010 next week.
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DH’s info revolution is ‘fantasy’
Analysts and professional bodies have expressed concern about the government’s ability to bring about an information revolution without additional funding or detail on how the change will be led in a period of NHS reform. Experts contacted by E-Health Insider for their reaction to the government’s consultation on an NHS information strategy, also queried the […]
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Choose and Book Release 5.0 unveiled
NHS Connecting for Health has released the latest version of Choose and Book, saying it is more intuitive and will save time for hospitals, GPs and patients.
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Doctors sceptical about health reforms
A new survey commissioned by The King’s Fund with Doctors.net.uk has revealed deep scepticism among doctors about the government’s proposed health reforms.
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Lansley: no reprieve for PCTs
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has said there will be no reprieve for primary care trusts and strategic health authorities following the consultation on his white paper, and that he will be looking for pathfinder commissioning groups this year.
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Unison legal challenge rejected
Unison has lost its bid to mount a legal challenge against the white paper ‘Equity and excellence: Liberating the NHS.’ The union’s attempt to secure a judicial review of the white paper was rejected by the High Court on Friday. Unison wanted to argue that the government had acted wrongly in failing to consult on […]
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