Unison closer to review of white paper
Unison has won the right to take legal action against health secretary Andrew Lansley for what it alleges is a lack of public consultation on the NHS white paper. The union has been given permission to seek judicial review of the steps taken to implement ‘Equity and excellence: Liberating the NHS’. It sought permission to seek […]
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NME trusts look to portals
The effective end of the National Programme for IT in the NHS at a time of economic constraint is likely to mean fewer big EPR deployments and more focus on integration.
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RCGP sees change in commissioning market
The Royal College of GPs has cast doubt on the ability of GPs to manage commissioning budgets, and predicted they will turn to a ‘consolidated’ market of support functions for assistance.
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Connelly to lead information revolution
The Department of Health’s director general for informatics is to lead the government’s information revolution, according to a letter setting out the next stage of the Liberating the NHS reforms.
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Birmingham OwnHealth in hands of GPs
GPs will decide whether the first telephone-based care management service in the UK should continue.
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NPfIT future is modular and locally-led
The National Programme for IT in the NHS’ centralised approach is “no longer required” and will be replaced with “more locally-led” procurement and a modular approach to deployment.
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End of NPfIT to be announced today
The National Programme for IT in the NHS is set to end in its current form, a ministerial statement will announce this morning.
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EMIS Web receives full roll-out approval
EMIS has received full roll-out approval for EMIS Web, putting it in a position to start a controlled roll-out of the ‘next generation’ product.
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Nuffield Trust calls for integrated care
A single patient record and single joint needs assessment process are among the goals of five health economies working to deliver more integrated care, according to a report from the Nuffield Trust. The health policy charity looked at five areas in England – Torbay, Nottingham, Redbridge, Trafford and Cumbria – where local clinicians and managers […]
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NHS Direct – number not service to go
Health secretary Andrew Lansley told reporters last week that NHS Direct would be replaced with a new 111 service, but the helpline says it is ‘business as usual’ and that only its 0845 number will be scrapped.
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