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Select committee criticises lack of consistent strategy in health IT

The House of Lords Select Committee has published a damning report on the state of NHS health IT, saying there’s
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Hunt says IT spend protected in financial crisis

Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has given IT as an example of the kind of long-term investment in the health service
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‘Significant problems’ with data access in public health

Public health services have been denied access to health data vital to doing their job, a report from the Commons
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Care.data in “last chance saloon”

NHS England has been warned its controversial care.data programme is at its “last chance saloon”, as it pushes ahead with
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Caldicott to oversee care.data pilot

The pilot phase of the controversial care.data programme will be subject to scrutiny from an independent panel led by Dame
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Pseudo at source review for care.data

The Health and Social Care Information Centre has launched a steering group to “help guide” its possible use of pseudonymisation
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‘Exciting’ care.data info plan promised

NHS England will use the six month delay to care.data to launch a re-engagement programme to get the public on
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