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Conference call

Were GPs right to vote against electronically sharing patient information at this month's BMA local medical committees' conference?
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Technology key to modernisation, says NHS Confed

Technology, people and improved processes were described as the key tools that can help modernise and improve the NHS at
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Choose and Book set to miss 2005 targets

The government’s targets for the implementation of Choose and Book this year look almost certain to be missed, despite being
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Software piloted for better cancer data collection

Pilot IT systems have been implemented in two local cancer registries with the intention of improving the quality of the
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Burns steps down as NPfIT implementation lead

Alan Burns, the chief executive of Trent strategic health authority, has stood down as the implementation lead for the NHS
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GPs ‘over-perform’ on QoF by £200m

Payments to GPs under the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QoF) of the new GMS contract look certain to massively exceed
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iSOFT wins London deal for Radiology Information Systems

BT has awarded a £3.5 million contract to clinical IT firm iSOFT to provide Radiology Information Systems (RIS) for early
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NWWM faces £75m potential liabilities on SAS scheme

The NHS faces total potential liabilities of up to £75m in the North West and West Midlands (NWWM) cluster of
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‘State of the art’ review of health IT announced

The National Patient Safety Research Programme has issued a call for a systematic review of internationally available research on the
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Evercare pilots highlight need for better data

Case management will not get off the ground unless PCTs, acute trusts and GPs improve their data management and quality,
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