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Lloydspharmacy installs virtual GPs

High street pharmacy giant Lloydspharmacy is rolling out 300 ‘virtual GPs’ to enable customers to consult a doctor remotely and
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3,000 members for Birmingham OwnHealth

Birmingham OwnHealth has just seen its active membership top 3,000 for the first time. The telephone help service is a
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November go-live for first London SCR

NHS Southwark has been named as the first primary care trust in London to roll-out the Summary Care Record and
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Informatica helps Wales track swine flu

NHS Wales is using software developed by Informatica Systems to monitor pandemic flu on a daily basis. The Primary Care
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Local campaigns for NHS Number

The Department of Health and NHS Connecting for Health have announced that they will not be launching a public awareness
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Personal view: Mary Hawking

Mary Hawking, a GP and critical friend of NHS IT, asks: are your records fit for sharing?
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Welsh GPs test admission risk tool

GP practices in Wales are testing a risk stratification tool which is to be made available across NHS Wales. The
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Practice server found in car park

An Ipswich GP has been rapped by the Information Commissioner’s Office after a computer server holding sensitive information was found
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Process measures face QoF chop

Four potential new indicators for inclusion in next year’s Quality and Outcomes Framework together with five indicators that could be
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In defence of the Spine

Ewan Davis surprises himself by setting out the case in defence of the NHS Spine. He argues that if we
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