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13 May 2010

Lansley gets health job in tough times

The new health secretary has confirmed that the NHS will receive ‘real terms’ increases in funding, but this will not
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15 April 2010

Yorks and Humber plans telehealth hub

NHS Yorkshire and the Humber is considering spending £1m on a telehealth hub as part of its cost-saving plans.
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1 April 2010

Experts fear Punch and Judy election

The general election Policy and healthcare IT experts have urged an incoming government to resist the temptation to shake up
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1 April 2010

DH commissions ‘Darling Dashboard’

The Department of Health has appointed a consortium to develop a ‘Darling Dashboard’ that will proactively help the NHS to
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31 March 2010

Improve PCT data skills, say MPs

Poor quality data analysis skills have played a key part in the failure of many primary care trusts to work
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29 March 2010

Predict and survive

Predictive risk modelling is coming into its own as the NHS looks to improve productivity and efficiency. Daloni Carlisle reports.
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24 March 2010

Lower borrowing, more savings in Budget

Chancellor Alistair Darling has confirmed that government borrowing will be lower than predicted in last year’s Pre-Budget Report, while committing
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4 March 2010

iPlato launches mobile internet service

Text messaging specialist iPlato has launched a smartphone service to enable GP practices to create their own mobile internet sites.
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23 February 2010

GPs back cuts to NHS Direct and NPfIT

NHS Direct and the National Programme for IT in the NHS are both appropriate targets for cuts in the current economic
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3 February 2010

Telehealth put on the (Google) map

More than a third of primary care trusts are involved with telehealth programmes, according to the Department of Health‘s Telecare
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