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mHealth ecosystem takes shape

An mHealth ‘ecosystem’ has been taking shape across Manchester. Shanna Crispin speaks with Bleddyn Rees about its progress.

19 January 2012

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Lansley says NHS should be open 24/7

The health secretary has said the NHS should be open seven days a week, after a report revealed 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.

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.

Morecambe Bay missed 14,000 outpatients

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust is working through a backlog of 14,000 patients who failed to receive follow-up outpatient appointments because of administrative and IT problems.

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.

Lansley says NHS should be open 24/7

The health secretary has said the NHS should be open seven days a week, after a report revealed 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.

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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.

Morecambe Bay missed 14,000 outpatients

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust is working through a backlog of 14,000 patients who failed to receive follow-up outpatient appointments because of administrative and IT problems.

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

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.

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.

Brighton faces fine for drives on eBay

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.

Lansley says NHS should be open 24/7

The health secretary has said the NHS should be open seven days a week, after a report revealed 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.

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