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New group will promote patient access to records

A group has been set up to raise awareness of patient record access nationally and internationally and increase the take-up
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New guidance on mobiles in hospitals and surgeries

The Department of Health has issued guidance about the use of mobile phones in GP surgeries and other NHS premises.
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South Worcestershire signs for Care Enhance Call Centre

South Worcestershire Primary Care Trust has selected an advanced call centre triage system for its GP out-of-hours (OOH) service which it
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iSoft GP users should not feel pressed to change

GP practices that use iSoft primary care systems should not feel pressurised to move to other systems despite media coverage
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1 in 5 referrals now done via C+B

More than a million referrals have now been made through Choose and Book but four out of five referrals have
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Publicity blitz for Scotland’s Emergency Care Summary

Scotland has launched a public information campaign about the transition to electronic health records with a leaflet on its Emergency
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Irish Pharmaceutical Union chooses First DataBank

Drug data experts First DataBank Europe have signed a new partnership with the Irish Pharmaceutical Union to provide its members
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Road to repair

On the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, US correspondent Neil Versel reports from Louisiana on the use of EHRs in rebuilding
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Derbyshire PCTs ditch NHS Direct for out-of-hours

NHS Direct will no longer provide out-of-hours services to three Derbyshire PCTs after concerns were raised over long callback times.
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TPP reaches 200 deployments under Accenture

A significant milestone has been reached in the deployment of National Programme for IT systems to GP practices in the
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