26 November 2008

Electronic fit notes to replace sick notes

An electronic ‘fit note’ is to replace paper sick notes from 2010 in a bid to get more people back
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25 November 2008

Patients divided on pharmacy records

Patient opinion is divided over whether pharmacists should have access to electronic records, with more than a quarter opposing such a
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24 November 2008

QoF closes a deprivation gap

The gap between the least and most deprived areas of England for blood pressure monitoring and control has almost disappeared since
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24 November 2008

CfH condemns smartcard sharing

One in six GPs claim that NHS staff in their area have shared smartcards, according to a survey by doctors’
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21 November 2008

Data identified as key factor in PBC failure

Lack of high quality data is one of the key factors behind the poor progress of practice-based commissioning, the King’s
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20 November 2008

iSoft system links EPS to SCR consent

A GP has claimed that iSoft’s Synergy system requires practices to get patients to give consent for their data to
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20 November 2008

Graphnet supports Trafford diabetes centre

A web-based diabetes system from Graphnet has been installed in a dedicated diabetes centre in Trafford. The Diabetes Centre at
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19 November 2008

Think-tank calls for QoF to be devalued

The value of the Quality and Outcomes Framework should be reduced from 30% of GP income to just 7%, according
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19 November 2008

Message board for patients with diabetes

A volunteer with the charity Diabetes UK has launched a message board for patients with the long term condition. The
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18 November 2008

IT costs factored into organ donor decision

The UK Organ Donation Taskforce this week came out against moving to a system of presumed consent for organ donation,
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