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Lansley says NHS should be open 24/7

The Health Secretary says the NHS should be open seven days a week as a new report reveals that patients admitted to hospital on the weekend have a significantly higher chance of dying over the next month than those admitted on a weekday.
3 February 2012

CSC plans massive job losses

CSC is about to announce massive job losses among staff working on its NHS account, suggesting it is unlikely to win an advantageous new deal for the North, Midlands and East.
2 February 2012

RCGP comes out against Bill

The Royal College of General Practitioners has become the latest royal medical college to urge the government to withdraw its Health and Social Care Bill.
3 February 2012

Countess of Chester latest Kainos site

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has started the process of digitising all of its active patient records as part of a strategy to become paperless.
3 February 2012

GPs give low rating to Choices comments

GPs and dentists want NHS Choices to consider how patient comments on its website are moderated, saying they are often “malicious” or “fictitious”.
3 February 2012

GP system incident reports published

3 February 2012

EMIS unveils new patient.co.uk

2 February 2012

More GP leaders raise concerns about 111

2 February 2012

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CSC plans massive job losses

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NHS CB starts to clarify IT role

The chief technology office and some of the functions of the Department of Health Informatics Directorate will transfer to the new NHS Commissioning Board in Leeds; but the future of other IT bodies has yet to be decided.

EMIS unveils new patient.co.uk

EMIS has re-launched its patient information website with a sleek new look and plans for a series of apps; including one that will let patients book an appointment from their smartphone.

CSC plans massive job losses

CSC is about to announce massive job losses among staff working on its NHS account, suggesting it is unlikely to win an advantageous new deal for the North, Midlands and East.

Homerton extends deal with Cerner

Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has signed a new contract directly with Cerner for its Millennium electronic patient record.

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CSC plans massive job losses

CSC is about to announce massive job losses among staff working on its NHS account, suggesting it is unlikely to win an advantageous new deal for the North, Midlands and East.

Bacon calls for halt on Millennium

Conservative MP Richard Bacon has called for a halt to all Cerner Millennium deployments following appointment problems and delays at the latest trusts to go-live with the system - North Bristol and Oxford.

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A Brighton trust may become the first NHS body to be fined by the ICO after a contractor that it paid to destroy hundreds of hard drives instead sold them on eBay.

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CSC plans massive job losses

CSC is about to announce massive job losses among staff working on its NHS account, suggesting it is unlikely to win an advantageous new deal for the North, Midlands and East.

Homerton extends deal with Cerner

Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has signed a new contract directly with Cerner for its Millennium electronic patient record.

Homerton extends deal with Cerner

Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has signed a new contract directly with Cerner for its Millennium electronic patient record.

CSC plans massive job losses

CSC is about to announce massive job losses among staff working on its NHS account, suggesting it is unlikely to win an advantageous new deal for the North, Midlands and East.

North Bristol tackles Cerner issues

North Bristol NHS Trust has gone back to paper to process some outpatient appointments as it works to fix issues with its implementation of Cerner Millennium.

Homerton extends deal with Cerner

Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has signed a new contract directly with Cerner for its Millennium electronic patient record.

Bacon calls for halt on Millennium

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A Brighton trust may become the first NHS body to be fined by the ICO after a contractor that it paid to destroy hundreds of hard drives instead sold them on eBay.