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8 June 2009

IC boss sets out quality programmes

The chief executive of the Information Centre has claimed that the UK has the potential to have the best technology
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8 June 2009

Map of Medicine use cuts poor referrals

Use of Map of Medicine in primary care has led to a significant reduction in inadequate referrals from GPs, according
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5 June 2009

Extend phone outreach: expert group

NHS Direct and NHS walk-in centres could provide more telephone-based outreach services to patients with long term conditions, according to
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4 June 2009

BT’s Southern LSP deal cost £546m

BT is to be paid an additional £546m for work at a limited number of NHS trusts in the South
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4 June 2009

Wireless days

Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Hospital NHS Trust won the best use of wireless healthcare category of last year’s BT e-Health
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4 June 2009

Mind that child

Dr David Low, consultant paediatrician and national clinical lead for paediatrics and child health at NHS Connecting for Health, discusses
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4 June 2009

Fit notes ‘to save GPs money’

Computer-generated ‘fit notes’ could save GPs more than £100m over the next ten years, according to the Department for Work
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2 June 2009

The great Communicator

A GP practice in Harrow has become the first early adopter site for HealthSpace’s Communicator tool, enabling patients and clinicians
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1 June 2009

GP Locum monkey launched

A GP has set up a national online locum service to help GPs practices and primary care organisations find locums.
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29 May 2009

Legal advice on SCR and Spine

GPs have been given medico-legal advice about the implications of using the Summary Care Record and uploading information to the
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