22 July 2008

GP practices urged to complete GPSoC deals

GP practices in England that have signed up for the GP Systems of Choice (GPSoC) initiative are being encouraged to
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22 July 2008

SCR could hold ‘end of life’ plans

The Summary Care Record (SCR) could be used to share end of life care plans and resuscitation details, according to
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21 July 2008

NICE to overhaul QoF

The Quality and Outcomes Framework (QoF) is to be overhauled to focus on indicators which have the greatest impact on
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17 July 2008

Nine in ten patients satisfied with GP access

Nearly nine in ten patients are satisfied with their ability to get through to their GP practice on the telephone,
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16 July 2008

King’s Fund to run telehealth network

The Department of Health has funded a network to help expand use of telehealth and telecare and disseminate the lessons
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15 July 2008

DH group to look at wider NHS CRS access

The Department of Health has convened a group to look at widening access to the NHS Care Records Service including
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15 July 2008

HealthSpace set for big expansion

HealthSpace, the government’s secure online site for patients, is to be expanded to include shared records and GP appointment booking,
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14 July 2008

Doctors repeat call for inquiry into CFH

Doctors’ representatives have called for an independent inquiry into Connecting for Health and demanded that trusts be allowed to seek
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9 July 2008

EMIS extends online patient record access

GP IT system supplier EMIS is extending its online patient record access service to all of its practices. Latest figures
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8 July 2008

GPs concerned by TPP data sharing system

GPs have raised concerns about TPP SystmOne’s new data sharing model which Connecting for Health says is currently being reviewed
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