Choose and Book

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Brought to book

GP Mark Davies, clinical lead for the National Programme for IT's Choose and Book programme, argues the case for Choose
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BMA queries commissioning and e-booking link

The BMA has criticised technical guidance from the Department of Health (DH) which it says explicitly links the uptake of
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GPs get a voice

New efforts are to be made by the NPfIT to engage GPs. E-Health Insider Primary Care talks to Dr Gillian
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Practices could get £6,000 for Choose and Book by June

GPs could receive about £6,000 per practice by the end of June this year if their primary care trust meets
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Doctors’ belief in NHS IT project fading

Doctors’ enthusiasm for the NHS National Programme for IT (NPfIT) has declined sharply over the past 12 months, with the
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Pessimism rife among doctors about NPfIT’s benefits

The latest Medix-UK survey, co-sponsored by E-Health Insider, shows that three years into the NHS National Programme for IT confidence
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GPs say they are not being listened to

Lack of consultation and the threat to GPs existing computer systems are the biggest failings of the National Programme for
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The loneliness of being first

The IT industry has a phrase for being at the front of the queue for any complex new technology: being
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Spoilt for choice

GPs' attitudes towards Choose and Book could cause headaches for the NPfIT, according to a survey in a recent report
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GPs urge rethink on Choose and Book

Primary care trusts (PCTs) will fail to persuade GPs to use Choose and Book unless the system is overhauled, according
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