New Caldicott committee announced
Dame Fiona Caldicott has agreed to lead a review of the balance between patient confidentiality and information sharing.
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EHI calls for CCIOs in info strategy
EHealth insider has sent an open letter to health secretary Andrew Lansley, urging him to include a prominent role for chief clinical information officers in the forthcoming NHS information strategy.
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Future Forum calls for clinical leaders
A clinician responsible for organising information to support better patient care should be identified in every NHS organisation, the NHS Future Forum has recommended.
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DH accepts Field info plans
The long-awaited NHS information strategy will be released by April this year and will contain a plan for access to GP records and details of how the government will make sure that NHS IT systems are interoperable.
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Future Forum calls for access plan
The NHS Future Forum has said the government needs to develop a plan to deliver on its commitment to give patients access to their online records by 2015.
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Records ‘needed for integrated care’
Two think-tanks that are well-known for influencing government policy have called for a major investment in IT to promote integrated care.
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