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Patient access to GP records by 2015

Providing patients access to their online records by 2015 is one of the few specific commitments in the government’s newly
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NHS Herefordshire links GPs with EDT Hub

NHS Herefordshire will connect another 76 GP practices to its electronic document transfer Hub and expands its use to include
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Primary care faces ‘app explosion’

A primary care IT specialist has predicted an “explosion” of cloud based and app technology in the sector over coming
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GP record guidance overhauled

A major overhaul of the good practice guidelines for GP electronic records has been published, with a focus on record
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GPs should be navigators not gatekeepers

GPs need to adopt technology and find ways to address variations in practice, a major new report by the King's
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DH promises Read codes for SCR

NHS Connecting for Health has issued fresh guidance on the Summary Care Record, setting out how practices can implement changes
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Connelly outlines hopes for 2011

The Department of Health may be planning to move quickly on plans to let patients email their doctors and get
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Pilot supports feedback despite costs

Real-time patient feedback can drive performance improvement in general practice and have a positive impact on patient engagement, a pilot
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Plain launches self-assessment tool

Decision support specialist Plain Healthcare has launched a self-assessment tool to enable patients to assess their symptoms before seeing a
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GPs’ future should include IT incentives

GP practices should be offered financial incentives to support data quality and to move to paperless practices, according to GP
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