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27 September 2005

GP system choice being blocked and mocked

A Hertfordshire IT manager reported that he was laughed at when he told his local service provider (LSP) that he
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27 September 2005

Every PCT to miss Choose and Book target

The Department of Health (DH) has admitted that not a single primary care trust in England is likely to be
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16 September 2005

Lib Dem NHS whistleblower site launched

The Liberal Democrats have launched a new campaigning website www.libdemnhswatch.com designed to enable members of the public and NHS staff
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9 September 2005

IMS Maxims helps cut Irish patient waiting

  IMS Maxims has announced that it has successfully installed a new Patient Management System on behalf of the Irish
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7 September 2005

Tech industry concerned about NICE appraisal cuts

  The Association for British Healthcare Industries (ABHI) has expressed concern that the National Institute for Clinical Excellence’s reduction in
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6 September 2005

Stigma? What stigma?

Jim Thomson, chief executive of the Centre for Mental Health, strongly argues for greater regulations on online pharmacies and the
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6 September 2005

GP negotiators considering extra C+B incentives

GP representatives and the health department’s pay negotiators are looking at ways that GPs can be paid through the GMS
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5 September 2005

Health professionals urged to share child information

Health professionals should lower the threshold at which they seek information from other agencies over concerns about children and young
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2 September 2005

Illegal online pharmacies ‘threat to public health’

A paper published by think-tank the Centre for Reform has warned of the dangers of unregulated online pharmacies and is
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31 August 2005

NHS telecoms fraud survey taken on by consultancy

An international consultancy company has stepped in to fill what it says is a hole in NHS telecommunications fraud prevention services
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