BCS calls for EPRs within five years
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, has called for England to follow in the footsteps of the US by ensuring that all health organisations are using electronic patient records within five years.
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Humana to pull out of UK
US private healthcare firm Humana is to pull out of the NHS commissioning support market and wind down its UK business within six months.
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Dorrell criticises ‘surprise’ shake-up
The Commons’ health committee has criticised the government’s approach to implementing the latest round of NHS reorganisation and reform.
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HR framework limits commissioning scope
Money tied up in NHS reorganisation may leave GP commissioning consortia with little leaway to employ outside agencies, according to the NHS Alliance.
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Cameron: reform means competition
Prime minister David Cameron has underlined his government’s determination to introduce more competition to the health service in a speech on public service reform.
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Info revolution ‘needs social media’
The Department of Health’s plans for an Information Revolution place too little emphasis on input by patients and use of social media, a patient feedback site has argued.
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Around 350 GP consortia likely
The number of GP commissioning consortia that will be formed as primary care trusts are scrapped is likely to be as low as 350, research suggests.
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Many blocks on the road to revolution
Responses to the Information Revolution consultation have registered support for its vision of putting information at the heart of the NHS but raised concerns about the practical details and cost.
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NHS ‘lacks skills’ for info revolution
Intellect has argued that the National Programme for IT in the NHS may have left some trusts without the skills needed to deliver the transformation required by the government’s Information Revolution.
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BMA will ‘step up lobbying’ on reforms
Two senior figures at the British Medical Association have said they will step up the organisation’s lobbying activity once the Health Bill is published.
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