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25 October 2004

Geordie GUM website may spare patients’ blushes

Newcastle PCT have launched a website for their genito-urinary medicine (GUM) clinic with the help of the local rugby team and a
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26 August 2004

The productivity guessing game

Introducing new IT systems should improve productivity - but how will the NHS know? Healthcare commentator, Roy Lilley, doubts whether
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13 August 2004

The future of digital imaging

The government recently announced that all acute trusts in England will move to PACS within the next three years. This
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12 July 2004

Treasury plans £6.8bn NHS savings through IT

Today’s Gershon report, “Releasing resources to the front line: Independent Review of Public Sector Efficiency", has said that IT reform
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27 April 2004

NPfIT helps NHS management consultant bill rise 185%

The government’s rapidly growing bill for management consultancy hit £1 billion last year, double the amount spent the previous year.  Among
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3 October 2003

Hull-York students learn with virtual patients

Students at the Hull-York Medical School have become the first in England to incorporate the use of online virtual patients
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10 April 2003

Budget 2003:Chancellor Stands By Spending Plans

Chancellor Gordon Brown this week reaffirmed public spending plans due to deliver 7.2% growth in NHS spending over the next
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27 March 2003

National Programme ‘Mobilises’ for Delivery

The shape of things to come on NHS IT started to become clearer during the course of Healthcare Computing with
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27 March 2003

‘Trust Me’, I’m the Director-General

NHS Director-General of IT Richard Granger this week used his first major public speech to make a personal appeal to
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28 November 2002

Carry On Spending and Modernising, Says Brown

Chancellor Gordon Brown has ordered the NHS to carry on with plans for extra spending and modernisation despite shortfalls in
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