Weekly NHS news digest June 8, 2012
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Our weekly round up of stories affecting the NHS
- Informatics Merseyside hopes to save 15% on IT
Informatics Merseyside has signed a framework agreement with cloud computing provider SCC.
- Joint venture to reduce PFI costs
UCLH is spearheading a joint venture to drive down PFI costs.
- GP surgeries scored out of 10
More than 8,000 practices in England have been scored out of 10 and figures will be published on NHS Choices.
- Cancer shake-up begins
Cancer services in north and east of London have combined to be called London Cancer in ‘ground-breaking’ changes for cancer patients.
- Hospital fined after data theft
Brighton hospital fined £325,000 after computer hard drives were stolen.
- Do not resuscitate requests ‘ignored’
A report has found doctors are ignoring do no resuscitate orders.
- Diabetes drug may increase bladder cancer risk
A study suggests a commonly used diabetes drug could double risk of bladder cancer.
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