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6 November 2007

IT to be included in hospital ‘deep cleans’

IT and telephone equipment have been included in the Department of Health’s list of items be subjected to a rigorous
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28 June 2007

Johnson named as new health secretary

Alan Johnson has today been appointed as England’s new health secretary by Prime Minister, Gordon Brown. The former education secretary
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26 June 2007

Letter to the PM

In an open letter Robin Guenier, former CEO of the Government's Central Computing and Telecommunications Agency, urges the new Prime
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4 June 2007

OGC accused of shredding Gateway review reports

The Office of Government Commerce has reportedly ordered civil servants to destroy copies of Gateway review reports into government computer
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23 May 2007

Online service launched for antenatal screening

A new web-based antenatal screening service has been launched to supplement screening available on the NHS. Genio, which offers antenatal
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15 May 2007

Brown plays a safe hand with electronic scripts

The chancellor Gordon Brown has called for more electronic prescriptions to be issued in the NHS, as part of his
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26 August 2004

The productivity guessing game

Introducing new IT systems should improve productivity - but how will the NHS know? Healthcare commentator, Roy Lilley, doubts whether
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12 July 2004

Treasury plans £6.8bn NHS savings through IT

Today’s Gershon report, “Releasing resources to the front line: Independent Review of Public Sector Efficiency", has said that IT reform
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10 April 2003

Budget 2003:Chancellor Stands By Spending Plans

Chancellor Gordon Brown this week reaffirmed public spending plans due to deliver 7.2% growth in NHS spending over the next
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28 November 2002

Carry On Spending and Modernising, Says Brown

Chancellor Gordon Brown has ordered the NHS to carry on with plans for extra spending and modernisation despite shortfalls in
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