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Voting opens for champion of the year

Mon, 2010/08/23 - 12:38pm
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Suffolk physios create online portal

Mon, 2010/08/23 - 1:00am
Physiotherapists from NHS Suffolk have created an online system to help them assess patients and increase the speed of their treatment.
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iNurse moves onto BlackBerry

Fri, 2010/08/20 - 1:00am
Advanced Health and Care has announced that iNurse mobile solution can now be used on BlackBerry devices.
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Docobo offers Oz client management

Mon, 2010/08/16 - 1:00am
UK telehealth firm Docobo Ltd has announced an exclusive deal to distribute ComCare, an Australian community care client management system.
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Government to scrap Audit Commission

Fri, 2010/08/13 - 6:29pm
News has leaked out that ministers are to scrap the Audit Commission and transfer its audit arm to the private sector.
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Cochrane backs remote monitoring

Fri, 2010/08/13 - 1:00am
Remote monitoring of patients with heart failure can reduce deaths and hospital admissions, according to a research review.
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Simon Burns to speak at EHI Live 2010

Thu, 2010/08/12 - 11:49am
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Scottish ECS study 'will show benefits'

Thu, 2010/08/12 - 1:00am
The lead author of a critical incident study of the Emergency Care Record in Scotland has said that it shows that the record improves patient care by enabling safer decision making.
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Assistive technology framework agreement

Wed, 2010/08/11 - 1:00am
Government procurement agency Buying Solutions has announced that it has awarded a new framework agreement for assistive technologies.
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Assitive technology framework agreement

Wed, 2010/08/11 - 1:00am
Government procurement agency Buying Solutions has announced that it has awarded a new framework agreement for assistive technologies.
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DH reviews Dr Foster Intelligence

Tue, 2010/08/10 - 11:17am
The future of Dr Foster Intelligence, the UK's best known provider of hospital performance information and analysis, is under review by KPMG on behalf of the Department of Health and Dr Foster Holdings LLP.
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Eleven QoF indicators up for retirement

Tue, 2010/08/10 - 10:29am
Eleven indicators are likely to be retired from the Quality and Outcomes Framework next year if recommendations from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence are implemented.
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GPs and PCTs told to lead change

Tue, 2010/08/10 - 1:00am
GPs and primary care trust managers need to start developing solutions for GP commissioning now, according to joint advice issued by two GP and PCT organisations.
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Unison may challenge white paper process

Mon, 2010/08/09 - 3:49pm
Health service union Unison is planning to seek a judicial review over the government's plans for a massive reorganisation of the NHS.
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NHS £86m website spend confusing

Thu, 2010/08/05 - 5:21pm
The NHS spends up to £86m a year on thousands of websites that are difficult to find, confusing for patients and which do not meet their needs, according to research commissioned for a Department of Health report.
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Decision day arrives for CfH and NPfIT

Thu, 2010/08/05 - 3:23pm
The National Programme for IT in the NHS is set to end in its current guise, with plans tabled for further deep cuts, and the name NHS Connecting for Health to be dropped.
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More evidence needed on telehealth costs

Thu, 2010/08/05 - 1:35am
More evidence on the cost-effectiveness of telehealth and telecare innovations is needed to encourage their wider adoption, according to a review of use of assistive technologies in health and social care.
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GPs to pay for NHS Appraisal Toolkit

Wed, 2010/08/04 - 1:00am
The Department of Health has announced that GPs will have to pay to access its NHS Appraisal Toolkit website from the end of October.
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Scotland launches NHS Inform

Wed, 2010/08/04 - 1:00am
Scotland has launched a one-stop health advice service to make it easier for the public to access health information and to provide better value for money.
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Birmingham SCR scare proves false

Tue, 2010/08/03 - 1:14am
The summary care record roll out The vast majority of the Summary Care Records identified as out-of-date are actually up-to-date, an investigation has discovered.
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