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Lansley announces pause in reforms

Health secretary Andrew Lansley has told the House of Commons that he will take advantage of a “natural break” in
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Cardiff and Vale target DNAs with 360CRM

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is piloting an integrated appointment reminder service to reduce the trust’s 60,000 annual did
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NHS website shows telehealth benefits

A new website has been launched by NHS North Yorkshire and York to communicate the benefits that telehealth is having
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CQC criticises lack of discharge info

The NHS is still failing to provide patients with enough information when they are discharged from hospital although overall standards
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CSC buys iSoft

CSC has signed an agreement to acquire the global operations of iSoft, in a deal it says will accelerate the
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Private suppliers to get SCR access

The Department of Health has predicted that a market of suppliers offering patients access to their Summary Care Record will
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NHS to be switched over to open source

In a stunning U-turn the government has today announced that the NHS will be switched en masse to open source
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Health service for sale online

Unison has issued a press release claiming that NHS hospitals and their contents are up for sale to the highest
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All patients to be offered SCR by 2013

The Department of Health wants every patient in England to have been offered the opportunity to have a Summary Care
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Lansley apologises in data access row

Health secretary Andrew Lansley yesterday apologised for misleading the Health Select Committee over the publication of a survey of the
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