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18 July 2006

Public awareness low on e-health services

A picture of low public awareness of electronic health services emerges from a new survey of users with NHS Direct,
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11 July 2006

PCT achieves 87% C+B referrals with flexible system

A primary care trust (PCT) has achieved the highest take up of Choose and Book in the country by allowing
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6 July 2006

iSoft begins EPR roll-out at Derby

iSoft has announced that the initial roll-out of its iCM electronic patient record (EPR) system at Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation
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29 June 2006

MP quizzes Blair on national programme money

An opposition MP has asked for Prime Minister Tony Blair’s personal assurance that public money has not been given to
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27 June 2006

NPfIT scrutinised by Public Accounts Committee

The Public Accounts Committee hearing into the NHS National Programme for IT yesterday heard that the £12.4bn programme is largely
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27 June 2006

Unwinding the cord

NHS Direct aims to develop its core health advice service to offer a range of remote care additional services to
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22 June 2006

Healthy optimism?

E-Health Insider editor Jon Hoeksma looks in detail at the NAO report into NPfIT's progress, and how far it covers
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20 June 2006

June C+B target for practices scrapped

The June target for referrals through Choose and Book has been scrapped to allow GP practices more time to earn
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16 June 2006

NAO gives positive account of NHS CfH

According to the eagerly-awaited National Audit Office report published today the DH and NHS Connecting for Health, the agency responsible
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15 June 2006

Too many problems with C+B, says Meldrum

Too many delays and problems have undermined the Choose and Book scheme, according to the leader of the UK’s GPs.
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