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Investment, Expansion and Reform Plans Reinforce IM&T Agenda

Information management and technology (IM&T) is identified as one of the key areas underpinning NHS and social care development which
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Bristol Chooses Paris Records System

Bristol City Council, the largest unitary authority in England, has selected supplier in4tek to supply its Paris electronic record systems and
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Northern Ireland Issues Integrated ICT Strategy

The Northern Ireland Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety has issued a consultation document on developing integrated IT
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Social Care Information Projects Named

The Department of Health has announced a second wave of 12 demonstrator projects to target aspects of information management to
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Scotland Invests in Joined up Health and Social Care

The Scottish Executive announced last week that it will invest in developing data sharing and common data standards to help
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DH Preparing £5 Billion IT Strategy

This week E-Health Insider provides an advance preview of the yet to be released, yet to be approved, draft implementation
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Health Data Protection Group Formed

The first meeting of the new Health Records and Data Protection Review Group, set up to advise the Government on
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Survey Challenges Compulsory Patient Data Sharing

A new survey by ICM research finds that 95% of patients said they would not allow civil servants access to
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NHS Needs To Double IT Spending – Wanless

A doubling of spending on information and communication technology will be needed to fund ambitious targets set out in the
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Government Urged to be Patient on Patient Records

The Government should accept that the 2005 target for electronic patient records will be missed and not be panicked into
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