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17 January 2013

DH report sends mixed mobile messages

The connectivity needed to support a big roll-out of mobile working is not yet in place, a report on the
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4 January 2013

DH runs £5m tech competitions

The Department of Health has announced two competitions for small businesses, with £5m available for ideas to improve the lives
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3 January 2013

DH plans to become ‘digital examplar’

The Department of Health has said it wants to become a “digital exemplar in Whitehall” in a plan for doing
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20 December 2012

Third of GP patients want online booking

The annual GP Patient Survey has found a huge gap between patients wanting to and actually being able to book
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3 December 2012

Next ten Lorenzo adopters each get £1m

The next ten NHS trusts that commit to take Lorenzo from CSC under the firm’s new National Programme for IT
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20 November 2012

Revolutionary road

The government has promised a telehealth revolution; but there has been little sign of one at the events that Lis
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13 November 2012

‘Historic’ mandate highlights IT

Health secretary Jeremy Hunt today delivered an “historic” first mandate from the Government to the NHS and highlighted the need
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13 November 2012

NHS CB mandated to create EHR

The NHS Commissioning Board should have plans in place for all patients to have an integrated electronic record of their
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8 November 2012

New group to be customer for national IT

Tim Kelsey is set to chair a new informatics services commissioning group that will become an “intelligent customer” for national
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26 October 2012

DH guidance for shared records

The Department of Health has issued guidance for organisations working in shared records environments, saying they are data controllers “in
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