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Caution urged in interpreting ‘outlier’ data

Ninety consultant teams in England are statistical outliers by the standards used in the Bristol Royal Infirmary inquiry, according to a data
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Number cruncher

Fiona Barr talks to Professor Sir Brian Jarman of Imperial College's Dr Foster Unit about using hospital data to uncover
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EPS underspend due to slower rollout

Funding to pay pharmacists for using the electronic prescriptions service was underspent by more than 50% in the last financial
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Universal e-prescribing recommended for US

All prescribers and pharmacies should be using e-prescriptions by 2010, US experts on drug error prevention have recommended. A report
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First chief clinical officer appointed by CfH

Professor Michael Thick has been appointed as Connecting for Health’s first chief clinical officer. The new chief clinical officer, who
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GP Pan User Group debates data migration

Concern about the costs of data migration under the new system choice initiative was voiced by representatives at the first
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Excessive drinkers helped by online programme

A new, computer-based training programme has helped alcoholics cut down their intake. Excessive drinkers who took part in the project had
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CMO highlights e-health initiatives

A new programme using e-mail alerts, chat rooms and on-line notice boards has been developed to fight “consistently high” levels
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NPfIT ‘favourability’ drops with managers

Both IM&T and general managers in the NHS appear to view the National Programme for IT less favourably than they
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Mixed feelings on NPfIT in primary care, poll shows

Only one in four GPs feel favourably about the National Programme for IT although the overwhelming majority rate NPfIT as
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