14 October 2008

Value of QoF to decline under new deal

NHS Employers and GP representatives have agreed a revamp of the GMS contract which will see the value of the
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13 October 2008

Guidance aims to boost use of EPS release one

Pharmacy bodies and Connecting for Health have teamed up to issue new guidance for pharmacists on release one of the
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9 October 2008

MPs call for overhaul of quality framework

The Department of Health should revamp the Quality and Outcomes Framework to give more weight to health outcomes and less
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7 October 2008

PCTs increase Choose and Book incentives

A London PCT is to pay its GPs £3.50 for every referral made under Choose and Book as trusts step
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7 October 2008

GPs face limits on third party add-ons

GPs in some parts of England claim they are facing unworkable restrictions on the kind of third party IT they
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7 October 2008

PCTs criticised over IM+T DES ruling

GP representatives claim PCTs are acting incorrectly by setting a minimum number of records that have to be electronically summarised
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6 October 2008

GP seeks urgent response on SCR legality

A GP who is seeking publication of the Department of Health’s legal advice on plans for the Summary Care Record
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2 October 2008

Community nurses get mobile access to iPM

Community nurses at Wolverhampton Primary Care Trust have gone live with 3G technology that allows them to access its iPM system
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30 September 2008

View data

That’s consent for the SCR sorted; now for SUS. Fiona Barr reports.
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30 September 2008

Nicholson highlights GP data risks

The Information Commissioner has identified GPs as a data security risk, according to David Nicholson, chief executive of the NHS.
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