Mental Health

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First NPfIT deployment plans released

The £6.2 billion National Programme for IT (NPfIT) has published a summary of its deployment plans for the first time,
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Telemedicine recommended for rural areas

Greater use of telemedicine in country areas is one of a broad range of strategies recommended by the British Medical Association
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Joining forces

David Grigsby of LiquidLogic puts the case for the importance of IT in multi-agency working, and what problems must be
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Health and Social Care chief talks about year ahead

Bob Allen, interim chief executive of the new Information Centre for Health and Social Care, has spoken to E-Health Insider
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NPfIT issues rebuttal of EMIS’s claims

The National Programme for IT (NPfIT) has stated that it is ‘concerned’ about statements made by primary care systems supplier
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Mental health data sharing installed in Cornwall

IMS MAXIMS has announced the installation of a system to enable sharing of mental health data across a number of
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Flexibility key, says Forrest

In an exclusive interview, Martyn Forrest, Regional Implementation Director for the North East of England sets out the challenges of
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Patient experience website breaks mental health taboo

Dipex, a charity that runs a number of support websites that contains personal testimonies from people who have suffered from
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Six new companies brought under NPfIT banner

The National Programme for IT have announced six new “enterprise-wide" agreements between suppliers of software and hardware infrastructure and services,
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SMS reminds patients of upcoming appointments

A new system that sends GP appointment reminders to patients over SMS which partially integrates into existing electronic appointment record
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