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2020 vision

The latest “framework” for NHS IT has received a cautious welcome. Now analysts, trusts and suppliers want more detail; and
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NHS England to spend £33m on 111 tech

NHS England will spend £33m on re-procuring technical elements of NHS 111, a board paper has revealed.
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Three trusts to procure joint EPR

Three trusts in the Greater Manchester area are looking to procure a joint electronic patient record system as part of
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Legal challenge holds up procurement

A programme to procure an electronic patient record system for southern ambulance trusts is on hold due to a legal
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OFT investigates public sector IT deals

The Office of Fair Trading is investigating whether public sector IT deals limit interoperability and competition in the sector.
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Plymouth portal encourages tech talk

Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust has developed a portal for employees to discuss investments in clinical technologies.
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Southern community tender issued

A £28m community and child health systems procurement is out to tender, and should lead to nine Southern trusts receiving
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Six Southern procurement groups formed

Six collaborations involving 21 Southern acute trusts have been formed to invest in a variety of new IT systems including
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NHS SBS launches procurement service

NHS Shared Business Services has launched a procurement service that it says will help NHS trusts and GP consortia to
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NAO draws on paper to show inefficiency

The NHS is spending almost £150m a year on printing and stationery, the National Audit Office has discovered in a
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