IT vital to pharmacy progress

Use of the NHS Care Records Service by community pharmacists will be an essential part of the reform agenda for
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Diabetes predictor based on QResearch

A simple new score that could help to identify those at most risk of developing type 2 diabetes has been
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Choose and stuck

Choose and Book usage is stuck at around 50%. Are there fundamental problems with the electronic booking system?
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Laming – review IT for children’s services

The government must look at rolling out a single national IT system for children’s services because local IT systems are
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MPs demand action on health inequalities

Better data to inform resource allocation and more evaluation of government policies are needed to tackle the widening gap in
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QoF should tackle health inequalities – MPs

The Quality and Outcomes Framework needs radical revision to fully take account of health inequalities, according to MPs. A report
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Scottish LMCs demand action on IT choice

Scottish GPs have strongly criticised the delay in procuring a choice of GP IT systems and called for funding for
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Helix Health links up with Quicksilva

Irish health IT system supplier Helix Health has announced that it has linked up with Quicksilva to achieve compliance with
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Telehealthcare project details published

The 12 projects being run alongside the UK’s biggest ever trial of assistive technologies are testing a range of telehealth
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Half of PCT-practice agreements signed

More than 50% of GP practices have now signed their PCT-practice agreement for GP Systems of Choice. Just under 4,000
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