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Info revolution to back IT staff
The consultation on a new NHS information strategy calls for IT and informatics staff to be given greater status and better skills.
DH makes choice an obligation
GPs may be given a contractual obligation to offer choice and hospitals will be required to offer appointments to named consultant-led teams from April 2011 under government proposals set out today.
DH issues ‘info revolution’ strategy
The Department of Health has launched a three month consultation on proposals to deliver an “information revolution” to users of the NHS.
DH tenders for QMAS replacement
The Department of Health has published a tender for a GP Payments Calculation Service to calculate payments for the Quality and Outcomes Framework and payments to GPs for the performance of commissioning consortia.
Cambridge starts hunt for a new EPR
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will go outside of the National Programme for IT in the NHS when procuring for an electronic patient record early next year.
Robert Bosch Healthcare joins Continua
Continua Health Alliance, the international non-profit open industry alliance of leading healthcare and technology organisations, has been joined by telecare experts Robert Bosch Healthcare.
Neurosurgeons at Imperial introduce mixed reality technology
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust’s neurosurgery team has introduced mixed reality technology to improve training
Pancreatic cancer online tool assesses risk of inheriting disease
Pancreatic Cancer UK has launched an online tool for families who have lost a loved
Helen Thomas and Dr Malte Gerhold to speak at Rewired 2025
Helen Thomas and Dr Malte Gerhold are the latest speakers to be confirmed for Digital
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
Today’s Coffee Time Briefing covers the ongoing decline in people applying for healthcare jobs and
‘Patient died after GP surgery took three days to respond to email’
The Department of Health and Social Care and SSP Health must take action to improve