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New NHS information sources unveiled

Two new NHS websites designed to improve information for patients have been unveiled. NHS Choices, to be launched this summer,
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Two years on

It's two years since the Information Centre for health and social care started work on its mission of "providing knowledge
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NHS Direct Wales launch new website

NHS Direct Wales have launched a new website, after research indicated that two-thirds of the country use the internet for
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NAO criticises £12m Dr Foster Intelligence deal

The National Audit Office has criticised the Information Centre for striking a £12m deal without going out to tender to create Dr
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IC deal with Dr Foster under NAO scrutiny

The controversial deal to form a joint venture between the Health and Social Care Information Centre and a private company
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Health informaticians “embattled”, claims ASSIST

A survey by the Association for Informatics Professionals in Health and Social Care (ASSIST) has claimed that those working in
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Ambulance trusts join map data sharing deal

Ambulance trusts in England will now have the opportunity to share geographical data with other trusts as part of a
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Birmingham HSCIC staff protest at relocation

Unhappy staff caught up the relocation needed to establish the NHS Health and Social Care Information Centre have protested that the decision to
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Public-private venture ‘to improve access’ to info

Dr Foster, a commercial provider of healthcare information, and the NHS Health and Social Care Information Centre have formed a
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Digital geographic information deal puts NHS on the map

More than 600 NHS organisations in England are to gain direct access to the Ordnance Survey’s most detailed digital geographic
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