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18 May 2006

PACS underway in half of English trusts

Around half of trusts in England either have a picture archiving and communications system “happening, about to happen or happened”,
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4 April 2006

Halligan speaks out on NHS leadership

Professor Aidan Halligan, a former joint senior responsible officer (SRO) for the National Programme for IT, has said that doctors’ substantial pay
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20 March 2006

Jeavons says CfH must adapt and evolve

A far-reaching review of the NHS IT modernisation programme is underway that will result in a re-prioritisation of the systems
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2 February 2006

Bush renews call for more use of healthcare IT

Health information technology advocates are hailing another call by US President George W. Bush for greater use of IT in
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23 January 2006

CfH due for restructuring in DH shuffle

NHS Connecting for Health (CfH) has signalled that it will undergo restructuring later this year as part of a wider
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12 December 2005

Whole NHS budget under the microscope

Reports today suggest that the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) will be included in a review of all health budgets
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8 December 2005

IT support key to NHS innovation and reform

IT support for staff and patients is recognised in the NHS chief executive’s latest report as a key element of
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26 September 2005

iSoft in £10.6m deal to buy Spain’s Novasoft

iSoft the UK based healthcare solutions specialist, has bought leading Spanish healthcare IT provider, Novasoft Sanidad, in an agreement structured
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16 September 2005

Lib Dem NHS whistleblower site launched

The Liberal Democrats have launched a new campaigning website www.libdemnhswatch.com designed to enable members of the public and NHS staff
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2 September 2005

Illegal online pharmacies ‘threat to public health’

A paper published by think-tank the Centre for Reform has warned of the dangers of unregulated online pharmacies and is
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