FutureGov speaks to Laurence Millar, former Government CIO of New Zealand and Gunnar Hellekson, Chief Technology Strategist for Red Hat’s US Public Sector Group, for their perspectives on the UK Government’s latest move.
For anyone waiting to see their GP in today's cash-strapped NHS, and with doctors already working at full tilt to provide the universal healthcare we all depend upon, it seems like the realm of science fiction.
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UK’s Minister for the Cabinet Office, Francis Maude, believes that governments around the world are facing similar changes - tight budgets, rising expectations and low growth. “So we need a new paradigm for government services - one that delivers better services, focused on user needs, at much lower cost, in a way that supports economic growth.”
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In the debate, MSPs agreed that Scotland should establish national-scale telehealth services, and that Health Boards should be subject to targets that mainstream the use of telehealth in patient care. They also recognised that innovation through technology will be vital in delivering Scotland's 2020 Vision for health and social care.
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North West Leicestershire District Council is the first legal department to join CapacityGRID, which allows local authorities to provide transactional services to each other regardless of location.
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