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17 September 2009

EHI interview: Andrew Spence

Sarah Bruce talks to Andrew Spence, CSC’s director of healthcare strategy.
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17 September 2009

Burnham: publish staff satisfaction data

Health secretary Andy Burnham has announced plans to publish data on staff satisfaction across the NHS. In his first major
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16 September 2009

NHS Direct Wales ‘needs new direction’

NHS Direct Wales provides a valuable service but needs to be better integrated into the wider unscheduled care system, according
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15 September 2009

Emergency text system launched

A trial service that allows people to contact the emergency services by text message has been launched in the UK.
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14 September 2009

PAC criticises NPfIT delivery

The Public Accounts Committee has criticised the government for not using appropriate governance arrangements or available project management skills when
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14 September 2009

DH bans use of premium rate phone number

The Department of Health has announced that the use of premium rate phone numbers in the NHS is to be
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10 September 2009

Arctic blast

A think-tank recently ranked its funding forecasts for the NHS from ‘tepid’ to ‘arctic.’ Sarah Bruce asks what that will
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10 September 2009

Labour’s O’Brien: NHS safe in our hands

Junior health minister Mike O’Brien has claimed that the NHS is “safe in our hands” and that the government will
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10 September 2009

GE builds body sensor networks

GE Healthcare has announced that it is developing a wireless medical monitoring system, which could replace the need for the
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4 September 2009

Twitter and YouTube to combat Swine Flu

The US Centres for Disease Control is to use a range of online social media tools, including Twitter, YouTube, to
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