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Hunt spells out local ownership moves

 Health minister, Lord Hunt, who was responsible for setting up the National Programme for IT, has defended its strongly centralised
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GPs vote against C+B boycott

GP representatives have voted against a boycott of Choose and Book and left it up to individual practices to decide
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Cameron says NHS heart replaced by “computer”

David Cameron,  leader of the Conservative Party, has accused the Labour government of ripping out the heart of the NHS
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Calderdale and Huddersfield extends home grown PAS

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust has extended its existing home grown patient administration system (PAS) from one site to
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Patient choice moves onto buses

With the government’s target for 90% of GP patient referrals to be done using the electronic Choose and Book system
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GP2GP reaches 500th mark ahead of time

Connecting for Health has implemented GP2GP at 500 practices, almost a month before the planned deadline of 31 March 2007.
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NHS 24 faces legal action over patient deaths

NHS 24, the Scottish health helpline service, is being sued for £750,000 damages by the partner of a man who
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