13 September 2005

‘Unworkable’ smartcard rules to be re-written

NHS Connecting for Health (CfH) has been forced to scrap the rules that practices must sign up to when they
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13 September 2005

GP system choice still under negotiation with LSPs

NHS Connecting for Health (CfH) is unable to provide a firm date on when arrangements will be finalised to provide
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13 September 2005

PCT’s e-mail error leaks patient details

A full investigation is underway into an e-mail error that led to confidential information about 92 patients being distributed from
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13 September 2005

GP2GP goes live

A working version of the long-awaited GP2GP transfer system was demonstrated at the BCS's Primary Health Care Specialist Group Conference
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13 September 2005

New software for logging drug enquiries ready

New software that helps pharmacists in local medicine information centres to record and audit clinician enquiries about medication has been released
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12 September 2005

Review of Connecting for Health imminent

Gordon Hextall, chief operating officer of NHS Connecting for Health has revealed that a review of the NHS National Programme
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9 September 2005

CfH poll reveals gaps in staff knowledge of NPfIT

Connecting for Health has announced the results of its own poll among NHS clinicians and managers and allied health professionals
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9 September 2005

PCT chiefs warn on reconfiguration plans

41% of primary care trust chief executives think that the planned reconfiguration of their organisations will have a negative effect on
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9 September 2005

IMS Maxims helps cut Irish patient waiting

  IMS Maxims has announced that it has successfully installed a new Patient Management System on behalf of the Irish
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8 September 2005

Hospital reports over 2,600 e-referrals per month

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is receiving over 2,600 electronic referrals a month using software that slots into
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