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22 June 2007

BMA calls for inquiry into NHS Direct referrals

The British Medical Association has called for an inquiry into the NHS’s information and advice service, NHS Direct, claiming it
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21 June 2007

Portugal launches health advice helpline

The Portuguese National Health Service has launched a new national health helpline, which will use the same technology as the NHS
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19 June 2007

DH explains summary and detailed records

Guidance on how the two elements of the NHS electronic patient record – the detailed and summary records – will
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12 June 2007

Granger says NPfIT programme substantially delivered

Richard Granger, the chief executive of Connecting for Health, today said that the NHS IT project has been substantially delivered with
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12 June 2007

Poll finds 80 percent want hospital ‘scorecards’ online

An opinion poll commissioned by ‘think tank’ Policy Exchange has found that almost 80% of patients would like more information
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11 June 2007

Local authorities offered support on telecare

Local authorities are being offered support to ensure they meet their targets for spending on telecare projects. The Care Services
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5 June 2007

GP representatives to call for public enquiry on CRS

GPs representatives are to hear calls for a public inquiry into the cost of the NHS Care Records Service (CRS)
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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

Junior doctors lose High Court case on MTAS

Remedy UK has lost its plea to the High Court for the online Medical Training Application Service (MTAS) to be completely scrapped.
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22 May 2007

Italy develops chronic disease tools

The Italian health service is aiming to make use of its IT to create an integrated tool to improve care
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