14 July 2009

Scotland delivers e-prescription service

Scotland has announced that it has become the first country in the UK to deliver an electronic prescription service, with
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14 July 2009

Problems at flagship urgent care service

A flagship urgent care service covering five primary care trusts generated dozens of complaints from patients and doctors in its
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13 July 2009

Microsoft recognises EMIS and CareWorks

UK IT system suppliers EMIS and CareWorks have been named as two of three worldwide finalists in Microsoft’s Public Sector
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10 July 2009

Hampshire outsources IT support

NHS Hampshire has announced that it has selected Healthcare Computing for its IT managed support service. The contract award means
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9 July 2009

Ofcom launches 111 consultation

Ofcom has launched a consultation on the use of a national 111 non-emergency number for healthcare. Following the consultation, the
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9 July 2009

Adastra wins London polyclinic contract

Out-of-hours software provider Adastra has announced that it has been selected to provide patient registration, management and tracking for a
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8 July 2009

Swine flu QoF negotiations ongoing

Agreement to suspend the Quality and Outcomes Framework because of the impact of swine flu cases looks likely to be
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8 July 2009

Research backs QRISK

The QRISK formula for identifying patients most at risk of developing cardiovascular disease should replace the Framingham risk score in
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7 July 2009

QIPP focus for Yorks and Humber IT

More than 50% of GP practices in NHS Yorkshire and the Humber will be on TPP’s SystmOne by the end of
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7 July 2009

Interim flu line for 100,000 cases a day

The Department of Health’s interim flu line service is expected to be operational by next week, as the government predicts
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