16 February 2009

Contraceptives advice online

NHS Direct has launched an online emergency contraceptive advice tool. The Contraception Checker aims to deal with enquiries about emergency
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13 February 2009

Child health strategy to share information

The government plans to promote information sharing across settings to deliver improvements in the health of children and young people,
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12 February 2009

Kent GP-led centres pick Adastra

Two GP-led health centres in Kent have chosen software from out-of-hours provider Adastra as their patient management system. The centres
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11 February 2009

EMIS SCR compliant by April

EMIS is expected to become compliant with the Summary Care Record by the end of April, freeing the way for
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10 February 2009

SCR roll-out begins

NHS Stoke on Trent has kicked off the national roll-out of the Summary Care Record, while another primary care trust
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10 February 2009

First day of the PROMs

The Department of Health has issued instructions to the NHS on the action that needs to be taken to deliver
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9 February 2009

DH and London move on shared services

NHS chief executive David Nicholson is encouraging the health service to make greater use of shared services as London’s primary
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9 February 2009

New QRISK2 for heart disease launched

A new version of the QRISK software which identifies patients most at risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been
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6 February 2009

Little local difficulties with C+B

Health minister Ben Bradshaw has told MPs that local implementation issues are at the root of most complaints about Choose
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5 February 2009

Best Practice online

The BMJ is launching an online point-of-care decision support tool that aims to provide immediate access to expert opinion, guidelines
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