2 December 2010

MPs given estimate of PCT job losses

Between 30 and 40% of the staff who are currently employed in primary care trusts could find a role supporting
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2 December 2010

More doubt cast on impact of info

Presenting high quality data to patients is unlikely to directly drive improvements in the quality of care, according to a
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30 November 2010

Two NHS bodies drop 084 numbers

The Summary Care Record Information Line and an NHS hospital have become the latest NHS organisations to drop their premium
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30 November 2010

Info revolution ‘undermined by cuts’

Patient information services in more than 50% of NHS trusts are under threat or being cut, according to a survey
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26 November 2010

GPs integrate with digital retinopathy

Data sharing between GP practices and diabetic retinopathy screening services is to be automated following the introduction of a national
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25 November 2010

King’s Fund urges caution on choice

The government should be cautious about patients’ ability to make use of information to choose hospitals, the King’s Fund has
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24 November 2010

NHS Notts and Lincs second NHS 111 site

NHS Nottingham City and NHS Lincolnshire have become the second pathfinder site to launch the 111 number for urgent, non-emergency
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23 November 2010

Making patient control the goal

Patient control of records is the government’s stated goal. Fiona Barr teases out the challenges ahead.
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23 November 2010

Nicholson tells NHS doubters to go

NHS chief executive David Nicholson has said that NHS staff who do not support the changes in the white paper
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19 November 2010

Call centres urged for GP appointments

GP appointment booking could be centralised in future with national or regional call centres used instead of local practice lines,
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