White paper ‘could hit patient care’
A picture of little support for the latest NHS white paper emerges from a survey by EHI Primary Care.
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Survey reveals white paper job fears
More than 80% of staff working in strategic health authorities and primary care trusts in England expect to lose their jobs or are uncertain about the future, according to an exclusive poll by EHI Primary Care.
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Unison attacks abolition of SHAs
Health unions have condemned the latest shake up of the NHS, which will include the abolition of strategic health authorities. Unision expressed dismay at what it described as a "dismal" Queen’s Speech this morning, and attacked an announcement by health secretary Andrew Lansley that SHAs will be scrapped by April 2012. Last week’s 30 page […]
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Summary record roll-out builds momentum
Five NHS strategic health authorities, covering half of England, are planning to begin roll-outs of the Summary Care Record in the New Year.
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Time savings reported on GP2GP
GP practices report that receiving records via GP2GP saves time on the first consultation and time spent summarising records, according to GP2GP benefits survey developed as part of the national SHA benefits return.
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East of England joins SCR roll-out
NHS East of England has started the roll-out of the Summary Care Record and says it will be available in all its primary care trusts by the end of 2010. The strategic health authority plans to follow the lead set by one of its PCTs, NHS South West Essex, which has already created SCRs for a […]
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It’s about more than Lorenzo
EHI interview: Andrew Spence
DH’s lead on acute choice leaves
The NHS chief information officer leading work on offering acute trusts in the South a choice of IT systems has left the Department of Health for a new job. John-Jo Campbell, the chief information officer at NHS South Central SHA, had been seconded to the DH’s Informatics Directorate by director general of informatics Christine Connelly. […]
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Money found for NHS innovation
Health minister Lord Darzi has unveiled a package of measures to encourage and spread innovation in the NHS. Speaking at the launch of Innovation for a Healthier Future at the Science Museum in London, Lord Darzi said innovation was “close to my heart” and had the potential to “excite” both staff and patients. “We have […]
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