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‘Unworkable’ NCRS user policy to be replaced

The user policy for the NHS Care Records Service that practices were required to sign up to when they received
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GPASS users doubt future use in national records

Ministerial claims that the troubled GP system GPASS will be central to the development of the national electronic single record
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Dr Foster offers data on repeat admissions

 Medical data firm Dr Foster intelligence is offering PCTs a web-based tool that can identify patients and conditions with high
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City and Hackney PCT chooses iPlato

City and Hackney Teaching Primary Care Trust (tPCT) has launched a mobile phone text appointment reminder service for patients attending
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Information sharing protocol to be devised

A single information sharing protocol for health and adult social care staff is to be developed by the end of
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iSoft to preview Lorenzo Primary Care at HC2006

iSoft has announced that it will be giving a preview of its new primary care product Lorenzo at this year’s
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Brother releases new printers with multiple trays

Brother has announced new models of printers aimed specifically for primary care that now feature both prescription printing trays and additional
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RCGP backs ‘opt-in’ model for national care records

The Royal College of General Practitioners has decided to back an ‘opt-in’ model for the national NHS Care Records Service
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EMIS set to pilot new e-records system

GP computer supplier EMIS is about to pilot its new electronic record system linking practices with community teams including district
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Sentinel enables Sedgefield PCT to log incidents online

Sedgefield Primary Care Trust is reported to have seen a dramatic increase in the reporting of patient safety incidents since
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