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28 April 2022

Health and Care Bill given Royal Assent and becomes law

The Health and Care Bill has become law and includes measures which are targeted at supporting data sharing between health
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6 July 2021

NHS overhaul: Health and Care Bill formally introduced to parliament

The governmentā€™s Health and Care Bill, which sets out plans to reform the NHS to deliver more joined up care,
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House of commons
14 January 2019

Former MP appointed as minister in charge of NHS innovation

Nicola Blackwood was named as the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Health and Social Care on
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15 May 2014

MPs look abroad for records inspiration

Patients should be allowed to ā€œownā€ and interact with their medical records if they are to be fully involved in
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22 January 2014

HSCIC discusses Care Bill info challenge

The Care Bill will bring several informatics challenges, including higher data standards and increased use of the NHS Number, according
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8 July 2010

Patient Opinion opened to MPs

Patient Opinion, the website that allows patients to post comments about the health services they have used, has set up
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22 June 2010

Public spending hit in grim Budget

Chancellor George Osborne has confirmed that lower public spending will form the bulk of the governmentā€™s action to reduce Britainā€™s
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13 January 2010

GPC enters the fray on 084 numbers

GP practices can continue to use 084 numbers if they obtain confirmation from their supplier that they are no more
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5 October 2009

Put cross here

The world of NHS IT is fractious and unhappy, an EHI / Doctors.net.uk poll suggests.
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9 June 2009

Mike Oā€™Brien new minister for NHS IT

Mike O’Brien, the MP for North Warwickshire, has become the latest minister to take responsibility for NHS Connecting for Health
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