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Ade Memoire: how long?

Adrian Byrne, the director of informatics at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, considers the timescale for the government's paperless
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CQC calls for national risk assessment model and data set

The Care Quality Commission has called for national action on the risk models and data sets that underpin initiatives to
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Healthwatch England survey reveals patient sharing concerns

While most patients are happy have their medical records used to support medical research, few are comfortable with how it
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Integrated care pioneers ‘struggling and facing IT issues’

The government’s integrated care pioneers have made little progress and are struggling with IT and information governance issues, an official
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Joe’s view: of consent to share

As a stroppy teenager, Joe McDonald didn’t think much of his dad’s idea that the Falklands were “there for the
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South East London record sharing project reaches GPs

GPs and acute trusts in Southwark and Lambeth are sharing patient records using an in-house developed portal and the Medical
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Doing the Lambeth Wark: Local Record Project reaches GPs

The Local Care Record project allows a two way flow of information between all GPs in Southwark and Lambeth and
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Citizens’ juries back opt-out for health data

Two citizens’ juries organised by The University of Manchester have backed an opt-out model for a database of health records
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Wellcome Trust issues new data sharing report

The Wellcome Trust has returned to the debate about the use of health data with a report arguing that researchers
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