17 September 2009

NHS Number limitations confirmed

The National Patient Safety Agency has confirmed that community pharmacists, community nurses and other groups of NHS workers will be
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16 September 2009

NHS Direct Wales ‘needs new direction’

NHS Direct Wales provides a valuable service but needs to be better integrated into the wider unscheduled care system, according
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15 September 2009

QoF frozen as part of swine flu deal

No changes will be made to the Quality and Outcomes Framework next year and some indicators will be dropped in
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15 September 2009

EMIS Web accreditation slips to January

EMIS Web is likely to receive NHS Connecting for Health accreditation in January, EMIS has announced. The company told the
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14 September 2009

DH bans use of premium rate phone number

The Department of Health has announced that the use of premium rate phone numbers in the NHS is to be
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10 September 2009

Region-wide SCR campaigns discussed

NHS Connecting for Health is hoping to launch region-wide public information campaigns for the Summary Care Record programme. CfH’s SCR team
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9 September 2009

CfH consults on future of GP systems

Connecting for Health has begun a consultation on what stakeholders want from GP systems and work on an enhanced roadmap
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8 September 2009

GP practices report benefits from GP2GP

Clinicians and administrative staff have reported a range of substantial benefits from use of Connecting for Health’s GP2GP electronic records
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7 September 2009

Health promotion portal launched

A primary care IT manager has set up a website to make it easier for GP practices to run health
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4 September 2009

Time changes consultations

The proportion of primary care consultations conducted by telephone has trebled over the past 14 years, according to the largest
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