Lansley announced as keynote at EHI Live
Health secretary Andrew Lansley will be the keynote speaker at this year’s EHI Live conference and exhibition, giving delegates the chance to get the big picture on government policy from the very top.
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Carl Reynolds on The Power of Information
Junior doctor and open source enthusiast Carl Reynolds thinks there are some good things about the latest NHS information strategy; but he has some concerns as well.
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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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Return to the EPR Arms
Sean Brennan, who wrote the Down at the EPR Arms column in the early days of the National Programme for IT in the NHS, gives a personal perspective on where it all went wrong.
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Horrible history part one: here comes the 21st century
Ten years ago, the document that led to the creation of the National Programme for IT in the NHS was launched. Lyn Whitfield re-visits ‘Delivering 21st century IT’.
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EHI PC survey reveals funding fears
Uncertainty about future funding for NHS IT and the future direction of NHS informatics are the biggest IT concerns for clinical commissioning groups, according to an exclusive survey by EHI Primary Care.
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EMIS relaunches EMIS Access
EMIS is re-launching EMIS Access through patient.co.uk, with an “easy to use” interface for patients who will also be able to log-in without their practice-issued password.
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Insider view: the NHS information strategy
EHI editor and managing editor Jon Hoeksma and Lyn Whitfield reflect on what the NHS information strategy says – and doesn’t say.
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Time to power up
Think-tanks, managers and suppliers agree on the vision of the NHS information strategy; but they worry about some of its detail. Chris Thorne reports.
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