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NI practice QoF scores published

Practice by practice results for the Quality and Outcome Framework in Northern Ireland have now been published and show GPs
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Patients check records for errors

A practical exercise to find out how many errors patients can find in their records and how many entries they
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CfH begins NHS information blitz

A marathon campaign to tell the nation about the NHS Care Record Service (NHS CRS) gets underway today with a
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Allergies must be Read coded for GP2GP

GPs and practice teams are being advised to record all allergies and sensitivities as Read coded entries to solve a
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Pathology tech revamp to be ‘re-energised’ by DH

Pathology test results being sent electronically to care providers overnight, and testing facilities being made available in non-traditional settings, are
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‘Unworkable’ smartcard rules to be re-written

NHS Connecting for Health (CfH) has been forced to scrap the rules that practices must sign up to when they
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GP system choice still under negotiation with LSPs

NHS Connecting for Health (CfH) is unable to provide a firm date on when arrangements will be finalised to provide
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GP2GP goes live

A working version of the long-awaited GP2GP transfer system was demonstrated at the BCS's Primary Health Care Specialist Group Conference
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CfH poll reveals gaps in staff knowledge of NPfIT

Connecting for Health has announced the results of its own poll among NHS clinicians and managers and allied health professionals
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Hospital reports over 2,600 e-referrals per month

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is receiving over 2,600 electronic referrals a month using software that slots into
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