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16 June 2006

NAO gives positive account of NHS CfH

According to the eagerly-awaited National Audit Office report published today the DH and NHS Connecting for Health, the agency responsible
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15 June 2006

Too many problems with C+B, says Meldrum

Too many delays and problems have undermined the Choose and Book scheme, according to the leader of the UK’s GPs.
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13 June 2006

InPS and TPP get go-ahead on electronic prescriptions

Two of the major GP system suppliers have been given the go-ahead to roll-out their electronic prescription service (EPS) software
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13 June 2006

iSoft user group pushing for review of NPfIT

A primary care IT user group has backed calls for an independent review of the National Programme for IT (NPfIT),
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12 June 2006

Scottish MPs told criticism of GPASS ‘overblown’

Criticism of the Scottish GP computer system GPASS is “overblown” and the system will serve NHS Scotland well in the
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9 June 2006

Dr Foster Intelligence free trial offered to GPs

Health information firm Dr Foster Intelligence is making hospital referral data in its practice based commissioning tool available free to
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7 June 2006

LMCs to discuss “threat to civil liberties” from data spine

GPs are to call for their confidentiality concerns over the NHS Care Records Service to be resolved before any further
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6 June 2006

Three PCTs decline London’s ‘interim’ community system

Three primary care trusts in London have declined to take the ‘interim’ RiO community system being offered by BT due
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6 June 2006

Don’t panic about June C+B deadline, GPs told

GPs’ lead negotiator on IT has advised GPs not to worry about the June target for Choose and Book in
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5 June 2006

Not all patients exercise choice, claims study

The government’s choice agenda risks increasing inequalities because some groups of patients are more heavily influenced by clinical performance than
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