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20 April 2006

PCTs register a third of pharmacists for smartcards

Around one in three community pharmacists have been registered to use a smartcard to use the electronic prescription service (EPS)
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20 April 2006

TPP commits to more user communication channels

Primary and community care systems supplier, TPP, met over 150 of its customers in its first series of user meetings
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19 April 2006

Integrated health system needed for Scotland’s young

NHS Scotland should be working towards a single integrated information system to support improvements in the health of children and
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13 April 2006

Telemedicine makes weak impact on outpatient waits

Evidence for the effectiveness of telemedicine in the UK is weak, according to a new report examining strategies for improving
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12 April 2006

Newcastle goes out to tender for EPR

Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust has become the latest trust to break ranks with the NHS Connecting for Health
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11 April 2006

First full rollout of e-MAS service claimed

  Co-operative Group Pharmacy is claiming that it has become the first in Scotland to implement the electronic Minor Ailments
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6 April 2006

GPs demand ‘urgent action’ on GPASS

Leading GP IT representatives have written to Scottish health minister Andy Kerr to demand urgent action to improve the GPASS
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31 March 2006

Nurses told they must connect to CfH

Clinical leads have told nurses have to be proactive and to give feedback to Connecting for Health otherwise they risk
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30 March 2006

Relations between Accenture and CfH chill

Relations between NHS Connecting for Health and Accenture one of its prime contractors appeared to have chilled considerably this week
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30 March 2006

400,000 nurses to be registered on Contact

Connecting for Health has announced it is planning to ensure that every nurse in England as well as Scotland has their own
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