GPs

Archive
28 May 2009

Social media may ‘nudge’ users to health

A new research project has been launched using mobile phones to assess whether people can be ‘nudged’ into leading healthier
Read More
28 May 2009

Permanente way

Kaiser Permanente is making rapid progress with electronic health records. Jon Hoeksma reports.
Read More
28 May 2009

NHS IC does deal with SAS

The NHS Information Centre has done a partnership deal with SAS for a standardised data management system and unique business
Read More
28 May 2009

Consent back on LMCs’ agenda

Grassroots GPs are to return to the debate for an opt-in approach to the transfer of patient identifiable data and
Read More
27 May 2009

CAF demonstrator details unveiled

The Department of Health has published an overview of the work being undertaken by the nine sites chosen as demonstrators
Read More
27 May 2009

NHS told to secure patient data

The Information Commissioner has written to the permanent secretary of the Department of Health demanding immediate improvements to the lax
Read More
26 May 2009

On the record

NHS Bolton was the first PCT to adopt the SCR. Fiona Barr asks how it is doing.
Read More
26 May 2009

Patients will be able to delete their SCR

Patients will be allowed to request that their Summary Care Record is deleted after its creation, the Department of Health
Read More
26 May 2009

Summary Care Record use jumps in Bolton

Use of the Summary Care Record by the out-of-hours service in Bolton has risen from 200 accesses a month to
Read More
26 May 2009

St Helens gets scan-on-demand EPR

St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has begun roll-out of a electronic patient record based on a scan-on-demand
Read More