Dept of Health

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20 December 2004

NHS cleans up data collection requirements

The DH have announced plans to reduce the amount of data collection in the NHS in an effort to save
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16 December 2004

Interactive TV part of new NHS information strategy

NHS Direct Interactive, an extension of NHS Direct available over digital TV, has been launched as part of a new
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15 December 2004

NHS Direct digital TV launch imminent

The DH has announced that NHS Direct Digital TV, which will provide basic information on local health services and advice
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2 December 2004

EMIS installed in revamped London ‘super surgery’

A new implementation of EMIS Enterprise in a ‘super surgery’ has been opened by Health Secretary John Reid as part
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30 November 2004

NHSU folds in arm’s length review

The NHSU which was hailed as the NHS’s corporate university and promised innovative learning from a virtual campus is to fold.
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23 November 2004

DH hoping for 50% takeup of new Xansa deal

The Department of Health has announced final details of its NHS shared financial services partnership with IT services firm Xansa,
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16 November 2004

New QOF software to hide data, but not for all GPs

NPfIT has developed software that automatically anonymises GP electronic patient records for audit by primary care organisations under the Quality
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10 November 2004

New EU e-health funding will focus on integration

A new call for proposals for the European Union’s e-health programme is due to be launched next week.  Around €75m
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3 November 2004

Microsoft signs new software deal with NPfIT

Health minister John Hutton has announced a three-year software licensing deal with Microsoft, claiming savings for the NHS of up
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5 October 2004

Xansa secures NHS finance and accounting deal

Xansa, the IT services company, has been recommended as the preferred partner for a joint venture to provide finance and
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