House of Commons

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12 May 2009

Interim flu line plans unveiled

The Department of Health is drawing up plans for an interim flu line after admitting that its National Flu Line
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8 April 2009

Mandatory incident reporting considered

The House of Commons Health Committee is looking at whether the national reporting of patient safety incidents should be made
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17 March 2009

MPs demand action on health inequalities

Better data to inform resource allocation and more evaluation of government policies are needed to tackle the widening gap in
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17 March 2009

QoF should tackle health inequalities – MPs

The Quality and Outcomes Framework needs radical revision to fully take account of health inequalities, according to MPs. A report
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5 March 2009

NPSA Never Events policy welcomed

A company making IT systems to prevent wrong-site surgery has welcomed the launch of a national patient safety policy focusing
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3 March 2009

UK Lords welcomes cross-border health

The United Kingdom’s House of Lords has welcomed a proposal from the European Commission for a Directive on patients’ rights
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18 February 2009

NHS boss flew to India to check iSoft progress

David Nicholson has continued to take a hands-on role in the multi-billion pound NHS IT programme, flying to India to
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12 February 2009

Choose and Book contract extended

The Department of Health has signed a two year extension with Atos Healthcare for the national Choose and Book contract.
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6 February 2009

Little local difficulties with C+B

Health minister Ben Bradshaw has told MPs that local implementation issues are at the root of most complaints about Choose
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2 February 2009

BMA calls for exemption on data sharing

The BMA is calling for confidential health information to be exempt from new government legislation which will allow sharing of
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