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Hospital CIO says no to bigger IT budget
The chief information officer of one of Irelandās largest academic hospitals has told its board that the IT department does not need any additional funding and will be able to cut its overall budget by Ā£500,000 this year.
DH looks to IT suppliers for savings
Health minister Simon Burns has said that the Department of Health is targeting ICT products and services worth Ā£6m in order to make reductions in public expenditure.
Blackburn and NHS Direct pilot wellness
NHS Direct is to pilot its first web and telephone-based support service targeted at patients at risk of developing long term conditions.

Universal Care Plan expands to dementia, frailty and autism
The Universal Care Plan now includes new care planning sections for patients with dementia, frailty,

Croydon Sexual Health to implement Inform Health PHR
Croydon Sexual Health has announced plans to implement Inform Healthās personal health record, as part

Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ā
This Coffee Time Briefing includes new guidance from MHRA on digital mental health technologies and

Value of IBMās NHS App contract increased to Ā£78.6m
NHS England has increased the value of a contract with IBM for additional work on

HSE launches Health App for patients in Ireland
The Department of Health and Health Service Executive (HSE) has launched the first version of