12 June 2009

GPs urged to be ‘constantly alert’ on privacy

GPs have been advised to be “constantly alert” to potential threats to patient confidentiality and privacy as their representatives back
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11 June 2009

NIGB says don’t delete information

Information should never be completely removed from an electronic patient record, according to new draft guidance. The National Information Governance
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10 June 2009

Hope: first EPS R2 site this summer

The first early adopter site for Release 2 of the Electronic Prescription Service is expected to begin this summer, according
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9 June 2009

EMIS loads first SCRs

IT computer supplier EMIS has uploaded its first Summary Care Records to the Spine, as all six early adopter primary
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8 June 2009

Apprentice sells ad screens to NHS

The winner of the BBC business entertainment series The Apprentice will work for a business selling digital signs to GP
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8 June 2009

Map of Medicine use cuts poor referrals

Use of Map of Medicine in primary care has led to a significant reduction in inadequate referrals from GPs, according
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5 June 2009

Extend phone outreach: expert group

NHS Direct and NHS walk-in centres could provide more telephone-based outreach services to patients with long term conditions, according to
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4 June 2009

Fit notes ‘to save GPs money’

Computer-generated ‘fit notes’ could save GPs more than £100m over the next ten years, according to the Department for Work
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3 June 2009

Project develops smart clothes

Researchers in the UK have begun work on a project to develop hi-tech clothing for elderly people, with electronic devices
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2 June 2009

Changing child health systems

A consortium of primary care and acute trusts in the south west discuss the implementation of McKesson’s Care Plus child
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