17 June 2014

HSCIC review finds data release ‘lapses’

A Health and Social Care Information Centre review has uncovered “lapses” in how its predecessor organisation shared patient data, and
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2 June 2014

Symphony buys McKesson UK health ops

Private equity firm Symphony Technology Group is to acquire most of the European healthcare software business of McKesson Corporation; but
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22 May 2014

Dr Mark Davies joins MedeAnalytics

Dr Mark Davies, former medical director at the Health and Social Care Information Centre, has joined health analytics firm MedeAnalytics
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9 April 2014

HSCIC admits to four HES data breaches

The Health and Social Care Information centre has admitted to repeated data breaches involving the Hospital Episode Statistics.
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26 March 2014

‘Losers and winners’ for GP IT

The planned redistribution of GP IT funding across England will be “controversial” and “create losers as well as winners”, according
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18 March 2014

Wearables to hit health mainstream

Wellness and fitness activity monitors, such as Fitbit and Nike Fuel, are set to reach mainstream healthcare and will become
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23 January 2014

Ministers support CCIO 12-point plan

Ministers have issued a warm message of support in response to the a new Vision and 12-point plan for chief
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2 January 2014

GPs on collision course over NHS 111

GPs may be set for a collision course with senior civil servants over plans to give patients who dial NHS
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3 December 2013

ROI demands delay tech fund

An announcement of allocations from the £260m ‘Safer Hospitals, Safer Wards’ Technology Fund is being delayed by stringent Treasury demands
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13 September 2013

EMIS buys Ascribe for £57.5m

Primary care systems supplier EMIS has purchased clinical software supplier Ascribe.
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