Dept of Health Archives

16 June 2006

According to the eagerly-awaited National Audit Office report published today the DH and NHS Connecting for Health, the agency responsible

15 June 2006

Patientline has announced yearly losses of £24.7m before tax, which the company has blamed on ward closures and the recent

14 June 2006

Patricia Hewitt, the health secretary, has been asked to block the possible move by BT to replace its software supplier

5 June 2006

The government’s choice agenda risks increasing inequalities because some groups of patients are more heavily influenced by clinical performance than

23 May 2006

A local medical committee representing GPs with one of the lowest take-up rates for Choose and Book in England says

22 May 2006

Heart of England Foundation NHS Trust in Birmingham has gone outside the nationally negotiated NHS Connecting for Health (CfH) contract

22 May 2006

EHI Primary Care has learned that the Department of Health is preparing to include the use of computer software as part of new

18 May 2006

Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt this week announced the reorganisation of Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) in England, almost halving the number

5 May 2006

Management information on out-of-hours services is poor, caused partly by problems with IT systems and compounded by inadequate telephone systems

2 May 2006

GPs are expected to offer patients the option to choose from a national menu of NHS hospitals and private providers

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