Choice

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22 April 2008

Scottish GPs call for GP system choice

GP representatives in Scotland will this week hear criticism of government plans for an integrated primary and community care system
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15 April 2008

Six thousand practices switch to Systems of Choice

A total of 94% of eligible practices had switched to a GP Systems of Choice (GPSoC) contract by the deadline
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15 April 2008

Free Choice Choose and Book update delayed

The latest update to the national Choose and Book system, containing the new tools required to support patient ‘Free Choice’
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15 April 2008

Most GP systems will require security upgrades

The majority of GP clinical IT systems will not meet the Department of Health’s new data security requirements for transfer
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1 April 2008

Using IT to deliver on free choice

Free choice at referral takes effect this month. Fiona Barr looks at how IT will be used to deliver this
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1 April 2008

Choose and Book breaks 25K a day

Choose and Book has been used for more than 25,000 bookings in a single day for the first time. The
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1 April 2008

GPs not getting promised £80m IT funds

GP representatives claim that PCTs are failing to fund IT upgrades for GP practices despite receiving £80m of GP Systems
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20 March 2008

Choose and Book release four due 12 April

Release four of Choose and Book will go live on 12 April, delivering the government’s policy of free choice at
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20 March 2008

Choice extended to all hospitals in England

Patients having non-emergency treatment in England will be able to choose from any hospital in the country as of 1 April, the
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18 March 2008

GP systems create £1.6m in recurrent savings

More than 600 GP systems had been installed under the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) by the end of March
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