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25 June 2009

It’s history (repeating itself)

The Gateway Reviews of the National Programme for IT in the NHS have been published. Lyn Whitfield took a look
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26 March 2009

Database mooted for healthcare professionals

The Department of Health is to investigate whether a national database should be set up to hold information on the
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10 March 2009

Government turns up the heat on patient power

The government has set out its vision for the future shape of public services, which includes giving patients greater choice
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25 August 2008

Information prescriptions to be linked to electronic records

The Department of Health is this week expected to set out its vision for information prescriptions that are linked to
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9 July 2008

Darzi’s report for the digital generation

The final report of the Next Stage Review of the English NHS sees technology-driven change as one of the challenges
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27 June 2008

Tories promise NHS information revolution

The Conservative Party has promised an “information revolution” in the NHS with a focus on health outcomes.
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7 April 2008

Pharmacists may get access to patient care records

The government has announced it will investigate how community pharmacy access to the NHS Care Records Service could be achieved.
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4 March 2008

Patient information: how ICTs can help

Fiona Barr looks at the role information technology can play in providing greater information for patients.
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18 December 2007

2008: the year telecare grows up?

A large evaluation of assistive technologies across health and social care begins next year, Fiona Barr reports.
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10 December 2007

Horizontal applications in health and social care

Denise Harrison, director and co-founder of Liquidlogic, on the growth of horizontal integration.
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