Survey gives NHS Number another push
NHS England has launched a survey on the use of the NHS Number, which is once again being promoted as the primary identifier for patient information in England.
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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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Government to mandate NHS digitisation
The government wants to mandate NHS England to support the health service to go digital by 2018.
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‘Historic’ mandate highlights IT
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt today delivered an “historic” first mandate from the Government to the NHS and highlighted the need to embrace technology to achieve its aims.
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IT part of mandate for NHS CB
The proposed mandate for the NHS Commissioning Board makes better information and “transparent and integrated IT” one of its 22 objectives.
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