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2 April 2009

GPs to be revalidated online

All GPs will be expected to complete an electronic portfolio for revalidation from April 2010, according to the Royal College
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1 April 2009

Patients to rate GPs’ appearance online

A new online ranking site is set to be launched offering a fresh twist on ‘rate-my-doc’ services by allowing patients
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1 April 2009

QoF to become GQ

The Quality and Outcomes Framework is to be renamed, EHI Primary Care has learned. The National Institute for Health and
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31 March 2009

Hospitals breaking DPA every day

The BMA says hospitals are breaking the Data Protection Act on a daily basis by sending referral correspondence to the
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31 March 2009

GP practices urged to share IT experiences

GP representatives want GP practices to share their experiences of how they are using IT and making innovative use of
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29 March 2009

Choose and Book usage rises to 54 per cent

Choose and Book is now being used for 54% of referrals for first outpatient appointments according to Connecting for Health.
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27 March 2009

Trust loads C+B referrals manually

An NHS acute trust has been using staff to manually upload paper referrals to boost its Choose and Book performance
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26 March 2009

Database mooted for healthcare professionals

The Department of Health is to investigate whether a national database should be set up to hold information on the
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25 March 2009

Panasonic launches new Mobile Clinical Assistant

Panasonic has launched the latest version of its Mobile Clinical Assistant, a rugged tablet-style wireless handheld computer specifically designed for
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25 March 2009

Vascular pods from Telehealth Solutions

Telehealth Solutions has developed a series of ‘pods’ or touch-screen devices that it says can be used to support the national vascular
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