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Don’t pay for additional N3 bandwidth, PCTs told

Primary care trusts (PCTs) have been told that current N3 broadband links provide enough bandwidth to run all Connecting for
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GP Systems of Choice procurement on track but late

The GP Systems of Choice (GPSoC) scheme looks likely to go ahead – although procurement will not be complete by 1
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Foul weather friends on hand for COPD patients

NHS Direct, the Met Office and Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale Primary Care Trust are collaborating on a new project to
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New computer model helps identify patients at risk

A new computer tool that helps clinicians to identify patients with long term conditions who are most at risk of
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South Manchester switches on PAS from CSC

The University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Trust has announced that it has gone live across the organisation with a
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Choice surveys to be given to referred patients

GPs taking part in the choice and booking incentive scheme are expected to hand out surveys from the beginning of
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Ireland’s Systems Solutions merges with Medicom

Systems Solutions, a provider of software systems to the Irish pharmacy sector has announced it is to merge with Medicom,
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Wider engagement with pharmacists could yield benefits

Wider engagement with community pharmacists which could deliver a range of new services with the appropriate IT support and access
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EPS tops 10m prescription mark

More than 10 million electronic prescription messages have now been transmitted using the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS), NHS Connecting for
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SHAs must plan local IT expenditure, guidance says

The Department of Health has published guidance to strategic health authorities on how to produce plans for local IT expenditure from
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