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20 November 2007

Survey shows falling GP support for NPfIT

Support and enthusiasm for the National Programme for IT among GPs has fallen by more than 50% since the programme
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15 November 2007

Latest NHS complaints figures published

Latest figures on written complaints against NHS organizations, published today, show a 4% decrease in the number of written complaints
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1 November 2007

60 second interview: Ian Halsey

Joe Fernandez quizzes Ian Halsey, director of planning and performance at Somerset Partnership NHS and Social Care Trust.
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1 November 2007

New information chief sought

The hunt is on for a new leader for the NHS Information Centre for Health and Social Care. Advertisements for
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31 October 2007

Mobile SAP helped Swindon’s flood victims

During the summer’s floods housebound patients in Swindon were visited and assessed by community practitioners, who used mobile devices running
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26 October 2007

New information governance board announced

Members of the new National Information Governance Board for health and social care in England, the body who will be
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10 October 2007

NHS budget to reach £110 billion by 2011

The NHS is to receive an increased budget from £90 billion this year to £110 billion by 2010-11, an increase
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9 October 2007

PCT commissioning data and IT suppliers named

Suppliers offering expertise in data analysis and IT solutions to support commissioning are included in the 14 organisations chosen by
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5 October 2007

Shared services discussed in Northen Ireland

Northern Ireland’s health department has launched a consultation on setting up a shared services organisation for health and social care.
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4 October 2007

South edges towards ‘best of breed’ approach

The re-negotiation of the NHS IT Programme contract between Fujitsu and the NHS in the South of England appears to
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