7 August 2009

Pharmacists warn on personal records

Pharmacists’ representatives have claimed that use of private health record services such as Google Health and Microsoft HealthVault could risk
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6 August 2009

Flu service ‘misses other conditions’

Nine out of 10 GPs believe that diagnosing swine flu over the phone will mean that other diseases may be
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5 August 2009

QoF ‘fails to promote access’

The Quality and Outcomes Framework has failed to promote improved access or continuity in general practice, according to a new
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4 August 2009

Call for phase two CAF demonstrators

The Department of Health is looking for a wider range of IT systems to take part in demonstrator sites for
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4 August 2009

Major chain offers Tamiflu online

Pharmacy giant Lloydspharmacy has begun selling Tamiflu online to patients who do not have swine flu. The pharmacy giant said
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3 August 2009

KPMG to provide digital strategy for NHS

The Department of Health has commissioned management consultants KPMG to report on a vision for a digital strategy for the
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31 July 2009

Birmingham OwnHealth expands

A pioneering telephone-based care management programme is expanding to cover patients with a wider range of conditions. Birmingham OwnHealth, which
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30 July 2009

London PCTs pilot polysystem IT

Two London primary care trusts have been chosen to work on a pilot project looking at interoperability in polyclinics.
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29 July 2009

EPS R2 goes live in Leeds

Release 2 of the Electronic Prescription Service has gone live at its first site in Leeds, NHS Connecting for Health
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28 July 2009

Lords question flu response

Members of the House of Lords have told the government they have “significant concerns” about the delay in the launch
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