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Audit Commission wants new datasets

23 April 2012 3:35 PM

The Audit Commission has criticised existing NHS datasets for failing to reflect what is happening to patients.

CCGs given ‘complete freedom’ on support

23 April 2012 1:35 PM

Health secretary Andrew Lansley has said that clinical commissioning groups will have complete freedom to choose the organisation they want to use for commissioning support.

Cumbria steps up record sharing

23 April 2012 12:00 AM

GPs and community services in Cumbria are streaming live into a shared patient record that can be viewed in some out-of-hours providers via Healthcare Gateway’s medical interoperability gateway.

Liverpool first to pick Allscripts EPR

20 April 2012 12:57 PM

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a contract to Allscripts Healthcare for the implementation of an electronic patient record.

iSoft trial told of contract hold-up

20 April 2012 12:00 AM

Three former directors of iSoft, who are on trial for allegedly misleading investors about the state of the company, would have been in no doubt that a key contract had not been signed, jurors have been told.

Better basics for Guy’s and St Thomas’

20 April 2012 12:00 AM

A ‘better basics’ initiative at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust will tackle the trust’s “piecemeal” infrastructure, and focus on improving PC performance and internet access.