Commissioning

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30 January 2007

Most PCTs to miss 90% Choose and Book target

Only one primary care trust in the country appears to have hit the government’s target for Choose and Book to
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18 January 2007

Local authorities urged to accelerate telecare initiatives

The Care Services Improvement Partnership has urged local authorities to refer to its guidance to get the ball rolling on
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16 January 2007

Minister announces new telecare guidance on way

  The government is to issue new guidance for social care commissioners to help make telecare more mainstream, it was
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14 January 2007

Speaking frankly

Intellect members discuss the financial questions raised by NPfIT at a round table.
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9 January 2007

Reports highlight telecare’s popularity

Research studies on the two biggest telecare projects in the UK have highlighted the popularity of the technology among users.
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8 January 2007

Out of hours record systems review ordered by DH

The Department of Health (DH) has instructed all primary care trusts (PCTs) to review the use of paper-based systems by
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2 January 2007

Clinical coding to be scrutinised in national audit

The Audit Commission is to undertake a national programme of clinical coding audit in the NHS in England that will
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19 December 2006

Worskshops aim to boost C+B uptake

The Department of Health is to hold a workshop in every strategic health authority in England in an attempt to
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4 December 2006

Fresh guidance issued on PBC data requirements

Fresh guidance on practice-based commissioning sets out the minimum data requirements that primary care trusts (PCTs) are expected to provide
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30 November 2006

E-learning helps NHS managers understand finance

New e-learning modules which help managers to understand NHS finance have been developed by the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA).
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