Dept of Health

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6 May 2011

PCTs urged to prevent abuse of EPS R2

Primary care trusts must take steps to ensure there is no abuse of the system of nomination of pharmacies under
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5 May 2011

New body will lead NHS IT

The Department of Health has confirmed that a new body will support NHS informatics in England, while London has set
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4 May 2011

CSC says new NHS deal weeks away

Government IT services firm CSC has said it expects to sign a new deal with the NHS “in the next
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3 May 2011

Virtual groups make involvement reality

GP practices can develop virtual patient participation groups to meet the requirements of the latest incentive scheme for patient involvement,
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26 April 2011

Trusts miss pseudonymisation target

Fewer than half of NHS trusts have successfully “pseudonymised” their patient records, missing a government target aimed at making patient
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20 April 2011

HL7 UK takes to the road with the DH

HL7 UK is to hold a series of free roadshows in May and June to promote healthcare interoperability, with one
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19 April 2011

Connelly hunts for Pennine replacement

NHS chief information officer Christine Connelly is looking for a replacement mental health trust to take Lorenzo from CSC, following
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11 April 2011

Lansley kept Lib Dem critic from job

Health secretary Andrew Lansley blocked Norman Lamb from becoming a minister in his department, the Guardian is reporting after a
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11 April 2011

Three systems ready for EPS R2

Three pharmacy systems have received full roll-out approval for Release 2 of the Electronic Prescription Service.
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7 April 2011

Bacon writes to Cameron on CSC talks

MP Richard Bacon has written to Prime Minister David Cameron, urging him to bring the Cabinet Office into negotiations over
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