Joe’s view: of The Power of Information
Does the new NHS information strategy hold the answer to life, the universe and everything – or even the future of NHS IT? Joe McDonald doubts it, but has his own version ready and waiting.
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DH won’t mandate information standards
The Department of Health has said that it doesn’t expect to mandate information standards in any more than a ‘handful of cases’.
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Yorkshire e-consultation scheme extended
An e-consultation system that helps specialists to decide whether GPs should refer a patient for hospital care is being extended.
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Info strategy calls for CCIOs on boards
The new NHS information strategy says that every health care organisation needs to appoint a ‘board-level’ CCIO, or equivalent senior clinical leader, to be its local information champion.
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