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Budget for Lansley's App challenge

Rob Dyke made this Freedom of Information request to Department of Health

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From: Rob Dyke

24 August 2011

Dear Department of Health,

Health secretary Andrew Lansley has launched a call for new ideas
for health apps to help patients make informed decisions about
their care.

Please supply budget details for this project, including:

development and hosting of http://mapsandapps.dh.gov.uk/;
license costs for ideascale.com;
consultancy time;
training;
marketing;
prizes;
showcase event;
any other costs.

Please supply project business case justification and any reference
information supporting this call.

I nominate email as my preferred method of communication and I am
happy to receive all communications via the website
whatdotheyknow.com

Thank you.

Yours faithfully,

Rob Dyke

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Department of Health

24 August 2011

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5 September 2011


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Dear Mr Dyke,

Thank you for your correspondence of 24 August about the budget for Andrew
Lansley's App challenge. I have been asked to reply.

I can confirm that the Department does hold some information relevant to
your request. A full response is contained in the attached letter.

Yours sincerely,

Michelle Hinds
Customer Service Centre
Department of Health

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