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NPfIT study urges 'middle-out' approach

03/09/10
The largest study of the national roll-out of the NHS Care Records Service to date has concluded that its top down, standardised approach has led to much slower progress than originally envisaged.
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NPfIT study urges 'middle-out' approach

03/09/10
The largest study of the national roll-out of the NHS Care Records Service to date has concluded that its top down, standardised approach has led to much slower progress than originally envisaged.
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NHS Derbyshire appoints director

03/09/10
NHS Derbyshire County has appointed a new director of commissioning and informatics.
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Wales spends £825,000 on telehealth

03/09/10
Wales has announced plans to spend £825,000 on projects to harness new technology and local innovation to improve access to health and social care in rural areas.
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Bacon seeks NAO inquiry into BT deal

03/09/10
A member of the Public Accounts Committee has called on the National Audit Office to carry out an investigation into the £546m contract awarded to BT last year under the National Programme for I
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Bacon seeks NAO inquiry into BT deal

03/09/10
A member of the Public Accounts Committee has called on the National Audit Office to carry out an investigation into the £546m contract awarded to BT last year under the National Programme for I
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Ship co trials Plain decision support

03/09/10
European based shipping management group, Intresco, has announced that it will trial Plain Healthcare's Odyssey MarineAssess to provide its ships' crews with fast and efficient medical advice
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02/09/10
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Nuffield Trust calls for integrated care

02/09/10
A single patient record and single joint needs assessment process are among the goals of five health economies working to deliver more integrated care, according to a report from the Nuffield Trust.
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Next Lorenzo go-lives put back

02/09/10
Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust will not be going live with Lorenzo Care Management on Monday 6 September as planned.
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Chronic Medication Service launches

02/09/10
Scottish health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has launched the country's Chronic Medication Service, which aims to set up shared care records between GPs and pharmacists by the end of the year.
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NHS managers to be offered pay-offs in return for jobs

02/09/10
Managers will have until the end of October to decide whether to sacrifice their job in return for a lump sum pay-off, HSJ has learned.
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Incentives required to bring about NHS collaboration

02/09/10
The government must introduce incentives and financial mechanisms to support integration in the NHS, according to a think tank report.
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PCT flouts NICE by suspending IVF treatment

01/09/10
A primary care trust in Cheshire has stopped funding in vitro fertilisation services in a cost cutting move that challenges national guidance.
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Social enterprise bid rethink by North East PCTs

01/09/10
A ballot on whether to turn three primary care trust provider arms in the North East into a social enterprise has been suspended.
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Garlic breath Beat it with a glass of milk, say experts

31/08/10
Drinking a glass of milk can stop garlic breath, scientists discover.
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Burnham presses Lib Dems on NHS

31/08/10
Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham is urging Lib Dems to unite with Labour against the Government's plan for a radical overhaul of the NHS.
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Transplant dash driver faces ban

31/08/10
An ambulance driver delivering an organ for transplant could lose his licence and his job after being booked for speeding.
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Government facing NHS Direct backlash

31/08/10
The government is facing a backlash over plans to scrap medical helpline NHS Direct.
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'Brisk walks' to prevent cancers

31/08/10
About 10,000 cases of breast and bowel cancer could be prevented each year in the UK if people did more brisk walking, claim experts.
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Burnham calls on Lib Dems to vote down reform

31/08/10
Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham has written to all Liberal Democrat MPs urging them to vote against the coalition governments plans for reform of the NHS.
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Rowling gives £10m for MS centre

31/08/10
Author JK Rowling is donating £10m to set up a multiple sclerosis research centre at Edinburgh University.
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How to spot and combat bedbugs

31/08/10
Clive Boase: "Education and awareness is key" in combating bed bug infestation.
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