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30 July 2007

Receptionist call triage system launched

Decision support specialists Plain Healthcare have launched a new triage system for receptionists dealing with patients on the telephone or
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27 July 2007

CSC reach 600 SystmOne deployments

CSC have reached 600 installations of SystmOne GP system within the North, Midlands and East (NME) Programme for IT. TPP,
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27 July 2007

DH terminates diagnostics contract with Atos

The Department of Health has confirmed that it has terminated the £257m contract for diagnostic services in North-west and South-west
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25 July 2007

Prepare for EPS or face losses, pharmacists warned

A community pharmacy body is warning pharmacists that they face a significant risk to their businesses if they fail to
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24 July 2007

Choose and Book’s new champion

A system that has managed to book 4.4m hospital appointments for patients in England must be doing something right. So
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24 July 2007

Over 90 percent of patients recall choice discussions

More than 90% of patients who were referred to hospital in the first three months of this year discussed choice
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24 July 2007

Don’t boycott e-records, pleads CfH patients lead

Connecting for Health’s patient lead, Marlene Winfield, has pleaded with GPs not to boycott key National Programme for IT initiatives
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24 July 2007

N3 now VoIP-enabled, BT announces

BT has announced that the N3 network has now been enhanced to carry phone calls using voice over internet protocol
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23 July 2007

Wales begins electronic referrals trial

Two GP practices in Wales are to take part in a trial of an electronic referral system which will be
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20 July 2007

EMIS goes national with digital TV appointment booking

Primary care IT supplier EMIS has extended its online appointment booking service so that patients can now book GP surgery
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