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Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕ 

This morning's briefing includes news that the UK government has reached its target to open 160 community diagnostic centres a
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Another view: of point of care testing

GP Neil Paul reckons he could offer a cheaper, better testing service to patients. If only NHS funding flows didn’t
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CCGs ‘must consult’ on digital roadmaps

Clinical commissioning groups must work closely with all local health providers to develop and deliver local digital roadmaps, NHS Providers
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Midlands CSUs merge

NHS Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit and NHS Arden CSU have announced plans for a merger.
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Doing what it says on the tin

How to be an effective commissioner and how to make good use of business intelligence were key themes at the
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NHS E cuts jobs but boosts analytics

A quarter of the most senior jobs at NHS England may be cut, but its information and analytics capabilities are
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CSU builds ‘pseudo at source’ tool

The Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit is developing a ‘pseudonymise at source’ tool to address legal issues around the
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Hunt calls for shared records and data

The NHS will not reach its full potential without sharing electronic patient records across health and social care, Jeremy Hunt
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ASH consultation out ‘soon’

New regulations on how patient identifiable data can be provided to commissioners should be in place by the end of
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Nine CSU alliances created for future

Nine commissioning support unit alliances have been created, based on a mix of partnerships and merging CSUs, NHS England has
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