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17 September 2007

EMIS achieves ISO 20000 for IT services

UK GP systems supplier EMIS has been awarded the International Standard ISO 20000 for best practice in IT service management.
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14 September 2007

Confusion surrounds Summary Care Record

Indecision about the Summary Care Record has led to confusion about its content and purpose, according to a report from MPs. The
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13 September 2007

CfH pushing for data standard in GP contract

Connecting for Health wants data standards for GPs to be included in the nGMS contract from next year. Negotiations on
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13 September 2007

MPs say EPRs essential but delivery in doubt

Electronic patient record systems are vital to the future of healthcare in England, but there remain big questions and concerns...
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11 September 2007

Vote for your Healthcare ICT Champion

The search is on for your Healthcare ICT Champion of 2007. This special category of the BT e-Health Insider Awards
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11 September 2007

Wanless warns NPfIT risking NHS modernisation

In a review of NHS modernisation efforts Sir Derek Wanless has criticised the slow progress of the National Programme for
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11 September 2007

Practices urged to decide on systems by year end

Connecting for Health (CfH) wants all GP practices in England to decide whether they want to stick with their existing
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10 September 2007

One quarter of patients favour records opt-out

Two-thirds of patients believe the government’s consent plans for the Summary Care Record (SCR) are acceptable but one in four
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10 September 2007

Lewisham cuts missed appointments with SMS

Lewisham PCT has reduced the number of missed appointments in 16 practices by 27% by using text message appointment reminders
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10 September 2007

Initiate to help deliver national child database

Capgemini UK has selected Initiate Systems Inc to provide the foundational linking and matching technology for the UK national children’s
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