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26 January 2010

King’s Fund warns on quality measures

Greater use of quality indicators in the NHS could be a powerful tool to improve care, but could also lead
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23 November 2009

£130m for telecare and home help

The government has pledged to invest £130m in initiatives such as telecare and home adaptations as part of its free
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6 November 2009

Information quality mark launched

The Information Standard accreditation scheme has been launched at the King’s Fund. The Department of Health initiative will award a quality
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4 November 2009

King’s Fund: choice yet to drive quality

The government’s choice policy has yet to be fully implemented and has yet to drive quality in the NHS, a
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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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20 July 2009

Funding forecast is colder than ever

The NHS would have to make historically unprecedented productivity gains to close the gap between its likely funding after 2011
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12 March 2009

Doc ratings site moves into charity work

The controversial website iwantgreatcare, which allows patients to rate their doctors, is expanding into other areas of NHS work, in
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29 October 2008

IT crucial for full engagement, report argues

The NHS needs to make greater use of information and web 2.0 technologies if individuals are to engage more with
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24 October 2008

NHS not making enough use of technology

The NHS is failing to make use of everyday technology such as e-mail to deliver reponsive and convenient patient services.
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