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4 March 2008

Patient information: how ICTs can help

Fiona Barr looks at the role information technology can play in providing greater information for patients.
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28 February 2008

Report advises annual QoF negotiation

The National Audit Office has advised the Department of Health to renegotiate the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QoF) every year
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26 February 2008

CSC yet to sign GPSoC contract

CSC has yet to sign its contract with Connecting for Health to take part in the GP Systems of Choice
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15 February 2008

PbR held back by NHS data failures

A new report into the progress of Payment by Results (PbR) has concluded that problems with the quality and timeliness of
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12 February 2008

Private GP providersā€™ technology

The private providers winning contracts to run general practices have information technology close to the top of their agendas, Fiona
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11 February 2008

Six firms shortlisted for Ā£80m NHS Choices contract

Six companies have reportedly been shortlisted to run the Department of Health’s NHS Choices website, following an OJEU tender process,
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31 January 2008

Southern contract reset deadline up

The deadline set for completing the contract reset in the South of England has expired without agreement being reached. At
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29 January 2008

Practices use of 0844 numbers to be investigated

The government is to gather evidence about the use of 0844 telephone numbers by GP practices and its impact on
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22 January 2008

Over 40 per cent of practices say PBC data poor

More than 40% of GP practices believe the information they receive for practice based commissioning (PBC) is poor or very
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22 January 2008

BT contract reset worth additional Ā£55m funding

Health minister Ben Bradshaw has revealed that BT’s contract reset last summer was worth £55m additional funding, to reflect new
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