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Entire NHS estate to have free wifi by 2019

The entire NHS estate will soon be able to access free internet as part of NHS Digital’s Wifi Programme. It
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Enter the CCG: on the Enigma of the NHS

John Lockley has been on a bank holiday trip to Bletchley Park; and concluded that one of its less-sung heroes
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London pioneer sites host data challenge

The Waltham Forest, East London and City integrated care pioneer site is hosting a data challenge to demonstrate the benefits
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Commonwealth Fund says NHS world ‘best’

The NHS is the “best” and most efficient healthcare system in the world, partly due to its adoption of information
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Greater role for enhanced NHS 111

NHS 111 will be enhanced to allow clinical staff to view patients' medical information under plans to overhaul urgent and
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NHS 111 procurements on hold

Clinical commissioning groups have been told not to agree any NHS 111 contracts to start before April 2015 while NHS
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IT can fill £30 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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NHS England wants open source option

NHS England wants an open source electronic patient record system to be an option for NHS trusts, “if they want
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CareConnect for real-time feedback

NHS England is running a real-time feedback service for patients starting in London and the North East of England.
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ICO wants compulsory audits of NHS

The government is looking to make the NHS subject to compulsory data protection audits by the Information Commissioner’s Office.
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