DNAs

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Portsmouth signs deal for Patientxt

Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust has signed a deal with software supplier Healthcare Communications for its Patientxt messaging service in order
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Digital Healthcare texts reduce DNAs

Digital Healthcare, a supplier of software to UK Diabetic Retinal Screening Services, has developed a module that uses text messages
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NHS staff admit to being DNAs

A survey of health professionals attending an NHS Alliance event found that three out of ten have missed a medical appointment.
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James Cook says C+B led to DNA rise

Another hospital department has reported an increase in its did-not-attend (DNA) rate for patients whose appointments were made through Choose
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Choose and Book increases DNAs

Attendance in outpatient clinics is worse for patients referred via Choose and Book than for those given an appointment after
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NHS Grampian extends telephone reminder service

A telephone patient reminder system is being rolled out across several NHS Grampian out-patient clinics in Aberdeen, after a successful
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Training Day DNAs

While the NHS strives hard to cut its DNA - 'did not attend' - rates for patients attending hospital and
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Choose and Book gets upgraded

Atos Origin has announced that it has implemented the latest in a series of upgrades to the national NHS electronic
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SMS appointment reminders get language boost

A GP practice in south London which is using text messaging to send out appointment reminders to its patients will soon
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Ealing and Southend-on-Sea start patient txt messaging

Mobile messaging firm iPlato  has announced that practices from two more primary care trusts in England have started using its
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