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Two trusts use iSoft pathology tool

9 February 2011 12:00 AM

ISoft has announced the first UK sales of its CorVu laboratory management reporting tool.

Birmingham OwnHealth contract extended

8 February 2011 2:16 PM

NHS Birmingham East and North has signed an extension with NHS Direct and Pfizer to continue to run its Birmingham OwnHealth service.

NHS Direct explores role in new NHS

8 February 2011 12:23 PM

NHS Direct may offer GP appointment booking to commissioning consortia as part of its plans to work with the new bodies running primary care.

Low figures for HealthSpace use revealed

8 February 2011 9:24 AM

Just 60 patients a month – out of almost 5m with a Summary Care Record – are viewing their SCR via the government’s patient portal, HealthSpace.

Birmingham telehealth cuts admissions

8 February 2011 12:00 AM

A telehealth project run by NHS Birmingham East and North led to an 86% drop in hospital admissions among those taking part for at least a year.

QMAS underpays GPs £27.9m

7 February 2011 10:59 AM

GPs have been underpaid every year for the past six years and are owed a total of £27.9m because of a mistake in the Quality and Management Analysis System, it has emerged.

SUS anonymisation described as trivial

7 February 2011 10:00 AM

Fresh questions have been raised over the anonymity of de-identified patient data provided through the NHS secondary uses service for use in research trials.