ehi live 2014

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Records access may reduce GP pressures

Giving patients access to their GP records can reduce demand for traditional appointments and telephone calls to practices, a research
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226 bids worth £360m made to tech fund 2

The second round of NHS England’s tech fund has received fewer bids than the first, and trusts are looking for
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On the buses

In the latest of EHI’s series on information sharing initiatives, Rebecca Todd reports on the Oxfordshire Care Summary.
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PM announces £300m for genome project

Prime Minister David Cameron has announced a £300m investment into the project to sequence 100,000 genomes by 2017.
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HSCIC data lab details in November

The Health and Social Care Information Centre will release more information in November about its plans for a secure data
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Friends and Family Test review published

NHS England has published a review of the Friends and Family Test which shows that response rates are lower than
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Survey gives NHS Number another push

NHS England has launched a survey on the use of the NHS Number, which is once again being promoted as
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King’s Fund warns of “cracks” in system

The King’s Fund has found further signs of financial stress on the health service – and warned that “cracks are
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Nine CSU alliances created for future

Nine commissioning support unit alliances have been created, based on a mix of partnerships and merging CSUs, NHS England has
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BMA votes for care.data opt-in

The British Medical Association has voted in favour of making care.data an opt-in system rather than an opt-out one, following
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