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General Election 2017: what each party promises to do for NHS IT

The general election is tomorrow – but what does it all mean for the NHS and the healthcare IT sector
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PCTs to go in massive NHS reorganisation

Health secretary Andrew Lansley has announced that primary care trusts are to be abolished as part of a massive reorganisation
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Coalition sets out vision for NHS

The new Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition has set out a vision for the NHS that combines some of the most radical
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Burns and Burstow join health team

Two health ministers have been appointed to join health secretary Andrew Lansley at the Department of Health. The appointment of
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Lansley gets health job in tough times

The new health secretary has confirmed that the NHS will receive ‘real terms’ increases in funding, but this will not
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ContactPoint to be scrapped

The controversial children’s database ContactPoint is to be scrapped by the new government, the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats have revealed.
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Hospitals failing to pass on crime data

Almost four out of five NHS hospitals are failing to collect and share data with police and local authorities that
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ContactPoint goes live

The government has launched its national children’s database, ContactPoint, which will provide demographic data on every child in the country
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This is the year to come

Sandra Hempel asks leading figures in healthcare IT to look ahead to 2009.
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That was the year that was…

Say goodbye to 2008 with E-Health Insider’s news review.
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