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http://biased-bbc.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 05/ small-i.html
A SMALL I.T. PROBLEM. I was reading the BBC's report on the progress of the NHS IT programme this morning and to be honest all seems well. We are informed that this I.T. programme has already delivered £208 million in savings and by 2014 it is on course to deliver £1.4bn savings.
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82 year old with foot problems denied care on the NHS
http://www.lynnefeatherstone.org/ 2008/ 05/ 82-year-old-with-foot-problems-denie…Since 2007, when her local Fortis Green clinic closed, Mrs. Audrey Kelly, 82, who suffers from severe foot problems that often leave her unable to walk, has been refused treatment or referral to an NHS chiropodist by her GP. Mrs.
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Don't have a heart attack or RTA in Southampton
http://postmanpatel.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 05/ dont-have-heart-attack-or-rta-in.htm…From Save Bedford Hospital (AKA Barry Monk) today Here is the text of a message sent to GPs in Southampton yesterday: Dear Colleagues, I have been asked to inform you urgently that Southampton University Hopital Trust is currently on ‘Black Alert’ with Ambulances queuing outside A/E and the Ambulance
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NHS stalls electronic record system rollout
http://www.openrightsgroup.org/ newsblog/ 2008/ 05/ nhs-stalls-electronic-record…(Via ZDNet) Nick Heath writes The NHS has pledged to halt the further rollout of its electronic patient record system while it takes stock of criticisms in a report. A report evaluating the trial rollout of the Summary Care Record (SCR) system highlighted concerns that the system was clunky, interfaces
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Compensation Claims Costing the Scottish NHS Millions.
http://www.bestseattlelawyers.com/ ?p=976In England big payouts have been occurring for some time. However high amounts still attract controversy such as the £5 million awarded to the actress Leslie Ash who contracting a superbug while being treated at Chelsea and Westminster hospital for a punctured lung and two cracked ribs.
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Gordon Brown has set out plans for a “fairer and more prosperous” Britain in a draft Queen’s speech
http://nctwatch.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 05/ 15/ gordon-brown-has-set-out-plans-for-…The Prime Minister used a Commons statement to MPs on Wednesday to set out a raft of future policy plans in his proposed legislative programme for the 2008/09 session of Parliament. The early notification of the proposals is also designed to be an attempt to listen and respond to the public and MPs’ views via a consultation process.
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The NHS is the envy of the world
http://notasheepmaybeagoat.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 05/ nhs-is-envy-of-world.htmlMyself and Mrs NotaSheep have recently spent more time in hospitals, both private and NHS, than we would have liked to have done and one thing has been abundantly clear - the NHS is nothing to be envious of. The comparison between the facilities, the staff, the cleanliness (I could go on) at NHS hospitals and Private hospitals does not reflect well on the NHS.
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Masterclass Event - Social Networking in the NHS
http://www.rodspace.co.uk/ blog/ 2008/ 05/ masterclass-event-social-networking-i…Today (Thurs 15th May) I'm attending a NHS Faculty of Health Informatics Masterclass Event - The Power and the Perils of Social Networking Tools in the NHS The day is being held at the British Library was to be chaired by Bev Ellis (Vice Chair – NHS Faculty of Health Informatics and Head of Health Informatics – University of Central Lancashire) but she was on a train with delays at Bletchley.
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What if women doctors don’t like polyclinics?
http://witchdoctor.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 05/ 15/ what-if-women-doctors-dont-like-…A PROBLEM LOOMING Polyclinics lend themselves to sessional part-time roving workers (The Wheelie-Bin Doctors). Women doctors come to mind as a malleable bunch. Do they? But what if women doctors don’t fancy the idea? WOMEN DOCTORS - A PIVOTAL ROLE? What if they say “no.” En masse?
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League table obsession
http://lifeinthenhs.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 05/ 15/ league-table-obsession/My hubby spends time on a Saturday or Sunday evening studying the football league tables after the weekend’s games have taken place. Now at the end of the season Manchester United have beaten Chelsea on goal difference, hubby is sure if that game 3 weeks ago had been won rather than drawn then Chelsea would be top.