Contract

Archive
20 March 2006

Read codes and rules for revised QOF issued

Read codes and business rules for the revised Quality and Outcomes Framework have been published. The final version of the
Read More
20 March 2006

PCTs start transferring patient records by CD

Practices from two primary care trusts in Hertfordshire are about to start transferring patients records on CD, ahead of the
Read More
16 March 2006

Choice? What choice?

Over a year since the announcement of GP system choice, many practices still only have one package to choose from.
Read More
15 March 2006

Asthma phone reviews won’t count for QOF

Telephone reviews for patients with asthma cannot count towards Quality and Outcome Framework targets, national arbitrators have ruled. The national
Read More
9 March 2006

Unichem connects for Electronic Prescription Service

Pharmaceutical wholesaler UniChem and its retail arm Alliance Pharmacy has announced that it has selected virtual networking company Sirocom to
Read More
3 March 2006

First P1R2 C+B implementation claimed in Crewe

Mid-Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust has upgraded its iCS patient administration system to cope with P1R2 (phase 1, release 2) of
Read More
28 February 2006

Authorities flag up problems ahead for C+B plans

Health authorities have until the middle of March to submit plans for meeting the government’s Choose and Book targets but
Read More
28 February 2006

London child health system led to vaccination problems

Problems with the introduction of a new child health information system, provided under NHS Connecting for Health to ten PCTs
Read More
20 February 2006

DES payments to GPs for IM&T work unveiled

Preparation for the National Programme for IT could earn practices £1.33 per patient next year under the new payment scheme for
Read More
20 February 2006

New C+B incentives from April announced

Practices will be able to earn approximately £2000 per partner if they can meet government targets on choice and booking
Read More