National Data Guardian weighs in on FDP as NHSE prepares tender award
National Data Guardian Nicola Byrne has warned NHSE that it must be fully transparent about the aims and due diligence involved in the tender for the FDP
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Hospital transparency league table published
NHS improvement has published a league table of NHS trusts according to their openness and transparency.
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Tory manifesto re-runs access pledge
The Conservative Party has promised to continue the NHS transparency agenda and to give people “full access” to their electronic health records in its manifesto.
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Publish data or else – Keogh warns docs
Hospital consultants who refuse to publish patient death rates could face new penalties, the medical director of NHS England has told a weekend paper.
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Hunt’s pet project – Skyping GPs
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has urged the NHS to “put its head above the parapet” and make more creative use of technology in a speech to the NHS Confederation.
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Evidence developed for IT investment
NHS England is working with McKinsey to develop an evidence base for the NHS to invest in technology.
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NHS will be dependent on EHRs – Hunt
The health service will become “totally dependent” on electronic health records over the next five years, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has said.
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GP indicators added to NHS Choices
Forty indicators about GP practice standards and performance have been added to the NHS Choices Accountability Tool.
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New outcomes data published next year
NHS England plans to publish outcomes data for non-surgical physicians and ten new clinical indicators next year.
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Berwick adds to calls for transparency
An influential US safety expert, called in to advise the government on creating a ‘zero harm’ NHS in the wake of the Mid Staffordshire scandal, has called for “complete transparency of data.”
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