7 December 2012

New GP data set to assess quality

The NHS Commissioning Board will require every GP to provide a “standardised routine set of data” to help assess their
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7 December 2012

NHS Direct starts redundancy talks

More than 1,400 NHS Direct staff risk losing their jobs as the organisation begins a redundancy consultation period.
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6 December 2012

CCGs to commission GP IT this month

Clinical commissioning groups are expected to commission GP IT services from commissioning support units or other providers by the end
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5 December 2012

New patient platform to kickstart SMEs

The new customer service platform being developed by the NHS Commissioning Board will invigorate small and medium-sized enterprises by creating
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5 December 2012

Open standards principles published

All government bodies must comply with new open standards principals designed to make government IT more open, cheaper and better
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5 December 2012

Suppliers invited to GPSoC event

Primary care IT suppliers are invited to an event hosted by Intellect and NHS Connecting for Health to discuss the
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4 December 2012

Online access leads to increased usage

A US study has found that patients with online access to their health records and email communication with their doctors
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3 December 2012

Trusts say Dr Foster data ‘flawed’

Trusts identified as performing poorly in the Dr Foster Hospital Guide 2012 have described the indicators used as “flawed” and
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3 December 2012

Cambridge Dr Foster’s Trust of the Year

Dr Foster has named Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as its ‘Trust of the Year’ with lower than expected
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3 December 2012

Surrey barcodes and tracks records

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has created a bespoke case notes tracking system and barcoded 60,000 records in
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