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27 January 2009

MPs urge DH to report security breaches

MPs want the Department of Health to provide more information on data security breaches in the NHS and to set
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27 January 2009

PAC gives NPfIT six months to deliver CRS

The National Programme for IT in the NHS should be given six months to get effective care record systems into
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20 January 2009

IT templates for long term care plans

GPs and primary care staff will be expected to offer personalised care plans to almost 15m people living with a
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19 January 2009

Data watchdog urged to examine legality of NHS database

A GP who is campaigning against the NHS Care Records Services is calling on the watchdog for NHS data to
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16 January 2009

Airwave on tube but few ambulances

The Airwave radio network has been rolled out on the London Underground and has been presented as a step forward
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16 January 2009

PCT providers told to look to GP systems

Newly separated primary care trust provider functions may need to build on existing GP computer systems, rather than wait for
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14 January 2009

MPs cast doubt on Darzi reforms

The future pay of NHS managers should be linked to their data-analysis abilities, according to MPs concerned about the health
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13 January 2009

GPC condemns proposed QoF changes

GP representatives have condemned the government’s proposals for changes to the Quality and Outcomes Framework. The British Medical Association’s General
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7 January 2009

GMC rejects calls for inquiry into MTAS

The General Medical Council has rejected calls for it to investigate the IT and selection procedures for Modernising Medical Careers.
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6 January 2009

Hospitals advised to end mobile phone bans

Hospitals in England have been told to consider allowing “more liberal use of mobile phones”, following new guidance issued today
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