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29 February 2008

DH seeks tougher sanctions for security breaches

The government is seeking an increase in penalties for NHS staff that breach the Data Protection Act. Health minister, Ben
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19 February 2008

New GP leads aim to connect

Dr Peter Short, one of two new GP clinical leads just appointed by Connecting for Health, is clear about how
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19 February 2008

PCT uses text messages to tackle obesity

Hammersmith and Fulham PCT has piloted the use of text messaging to calculate patients’ body mass indexes (BMIs) and contact
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14 February 2008

Great Yarmouth GPs use pathology e-requesting

GP practices in East Anglia are using a new order communications solution called GP RequestVision from Olympus, to request pathology
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12 February 2008

Private GP providers’ technology

The private providers winning contracts to run general practices have information technology close to the top of their agendas, Fiona
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28 January 2008

Hospitals block appointments with C+B

Hospitals are using Choose and Book to block patients making appointments so they can meet their waiting time targets, according
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25 January 2008

Primary care order comms pilots announced

Two pilot sites have been named as part of the primary care order communications project, which is developing the electronic
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22 January 2008

CfH appoints two new GP clinical leads

Connecting for Health has appointed two new GP national clinical leads – former EMIS national user group chair Dr Manpreet
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7 January 2008

Pfizer partners with PCT on telephone care

Pfizer is working with a PCT to deliver telephone-based care management expects to sign up more PCTs within the next
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18 December 2007

Birmingham PCT to extend telecare to 27,000

A PCT plans to expand its telephone-based care management programme, from 2000 to 27,000 patients, following the results from the
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