NHS England

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18 July 2013

NHS Direct 0845 closure costs ÂŁ70m

The decommissioning of NHS Direct’s 0845 telephone service in favour of NHS 111 has cost nearly £70m, says a National
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17 July 2013

Senior task force working on IG

A high-level task force at NHS England is working on solutions to information governance issues that are stopping commissioners from
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16 July 2013

Keogh issues death rates warning

NHS England's medical director has warned against using two statistical indicators to claim that 14 trusts killed thousands of patients;
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Information Commissioner's Office
12 July 2013

NHS England gets ÂŁ200,000 fine

NHS England has been issued with a £200,000 fine by the Information Commissioner’s Office after a former primary care trust
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11 July 2013

Apps to bridge gaps

NHS England has warned the NHS must change to avoid a ÂŁ30 billion funding gap. If technology is going to
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11 July 2013

IT can fill ÂŁ30 billion gap – Kelsey

Technology can fill a “large part” of the £30 billion funding gap facing the health service, NHS England’s director of
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11 July 2013

PACS managers up for education

Eight out of ten PACS managers would be willing to undergo official education for their role if it was made
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11 July 2013

Nicholson says mind the ÂŁ30 billion gap

NHS England chief executive Sir David Nicholson has followed up on his call for a ‘big conversation’ on the future
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10 July 2013

A new view of VistA

In a guest column, VistA sceptic Ewan Davis argues the US open source system might have something to offer the
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10 July 2013

Open standards key to integrated care

Open standards are key to achieving the government’s aim of integrated digital care records by 2018, says IHE’s UK chair.
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