DH launches maternity comparison site
The Department of Health has launched an online comparison tool for expectant parents to compare and rate maternity services in England.
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DH makes choice an obligation
GPs may be given a contractual obligation to offer choice and hospitals will be required to offer appointments to named consultant-led teams from April 2011 under government proposals set out today.
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Northumbria tenders for a new PAS, again
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has gone out to tender for a new patient administration system, together with some elements of an electronic patient record.
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Public spending hit in grim Budget
Chancellor George Osborne has confirmed that lower public spending will form the bulk of the government’s action to reduce Britain’s budget deficit.
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Mid Cheshire is 50th Medway site
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with a maternity information system from System C Healthcare, giving the company the 50th deployment of its Medway product. More than 250 midwives, doctors and support staff are using the system to handle the maternity services provided by the trust’s community facilities and acute hospitals in […]
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O’Brien claims govt may lock-in NPfIT
Conservative health spokesman Stephen O’Brien has accused the government of trying to tie the hands of an incoming Tory government over the future of the National Programme for IT in the NHS. Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme this morning, O’Brien said he was “very concerned” that the current negotiations that are being held […]
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Tory manifesto has records for all
David Cameron has promised that online health records will underpin a new direction for the NHS if the Conservative Party is elected in this year’s general election.
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QoF reform in five year plan
The Department of Health has promised to introduce a “significant reform” of the Quality and Outcomes Framework from 2011 as part of its five year plan for the NHS. Launching its strategy, NHS 2010-2015: from good to great, health secretary Andy Burnham said it was time to accelerate the pace of NHS reform to make […]
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Patients to text feedback on hospitals
NHS Choices has launched a pilot project to enable patients to text their feedback on hospitals to the website. The SMS service is being trialled with the Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust in Harlow, Essex and means that patients who text their feedback will see their comments appear on the NHS Choices website. The Department […]
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North East Essex tags infants
The Fryatt Hospital in Harwich, Essex, has installed a new infant protection system to prevent children from being abducted. Infants at the trust can now wear a Hugs tag attached to their ankle by a soft tamper-proof strap. A computer console displays images of floor plans of the area which show tag locations with monitored […]
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