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20 March 2009

NICE to take charge of QoF

The Department of Health has announced that it is to go ahead with its plans to put the National Institute
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20 March 2009

Clinical Solutions partners with Fujitsu in Spain

Fujitsu and Clinical Solutions have announced a partnership to improve access to healthcare advice and services in Spain. Under the
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19 March 2009

Agfa starts roll out in Basque region

Agfa IMPAX 6 PACS Agfa Healthcare has announced that it has successfully deployed the first phase of its imaging and
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18 March 2009

Data blindness

The latest scandal to hit the NHS was obscured for years in rows about data. Its legacy should be far
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17 March 2009

Mid Staffs death rates – poor care not poor data

A trust that tried to blame high death rates on inadequate systems for recording patient data is to be condemned
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17 March 2009

MPs demand action on health inequalities

Better data to inform resource allocation and more evaluation of government policies are needed to tackle the widening gap in
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17 March 2009

QoF should tackle health inequalities – MPs

The Quality and Outcomes Framework needs radical revision to fully take account of health inequalities, according to MPs. A report
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17 March 2009

Hi-tech features in 150th CMO report

The chief medical officer’s annual report has highlighted the need for surgeons to be trained using simulation techniques. The report,
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17 March 2009

Siemens buys i.s.h.med from T-Systems Austria

Siemens, SAP, and T-Systems Austria, have completed a deal that will see Siemens take over i.s.h.med software that it had
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16 March 2009

Report shows flaws in safety reporting

Trusts are failing to report patient safety incidents and to review their policies in response to known problems, a report
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