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28 May 2009

Consent back on LMCs’ agenda

Grassroots GPs are to return to the debate for an opt-in approach to the transfer of patient identifiable data and
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27 May 2009

NHS told to secure patient data

The Information Commissioner has written to the permanent secretary of the Department of Health demanding immediate improvements to the lax
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20 May 2009

Government’s CIO praises NHS progress

The government’s chief information officer has praised IT systems in the health sector but has highlighted the need to “drive
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19 May 2009

Call centres face 084 number inquiry

Call centres run by central government have been given until the end of June to submit information on their use
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19 May 2009

BMA works with NHS Choices on GP ratings

The BMA’s GP committee has confirmed it is working with NHS Choices to enable patients to rate and review their
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18 May 2009

Professionals start using ContactPoint

Up to 800 health, education and social care professionals are to start using the national children’s database ContactPoint from today,
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15 May 2009

E-Health Insider’s industry round up 15.5.09

This month’s E-Health Insider industry round-up covers news from the Healthcare Computing conference in Harrogate, new products, system deployments and
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14 May 2009

Task force demands ICS overhaul

The government is to change its rules on IT systems for children’s services after accepting that current systems fail to
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13 May 2009

BT advanced payments to be deducted

Health minister Ben Bradshaw has said that all of the £92.8m advanced payment made to BT for work in the
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12 May 2009

IT should make me more money

In his latest column GP Dr Neil Paul argues that general practice needs some more business-based IT solutions.
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