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Welsh e-referral plans and controversy

Wales is due to launch its own electronic referral system in the summer, with a version of the clinical communications
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BMA says 084 must run its course

GP practices using 084 telephone numbers must be allowed to serve out the terms of their contracts with telephone suppliers
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NHS Pathways go national

The Department of Health has given ambulance services approval to use NHS Pathways to offer alternative services to callers who
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No routine use of SCR at Bolton A+E

Royal Bolton Hospital’s A&E department is viewing the Summary Care Record on a doctor-request basis only, according to an NHS
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Great Yarmouth controls network with Sophos

NHS Great Yarmouth and Waveney has deployed a Sophos network access control solution to protect its network and enforce baseline
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Information barrier to PBC

Poor quality data and financial information remains a barrier to the successful implementation of practice-based commissioning, according to the National
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Watch this HealthSpace

NHS Connecting for Health is hoping to get Treasury approval in the next few weeks to develop its online health
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SCR access widens again

Community pharmacists, end of life care teams and ambulance staff will gain access to the Summary Care Record in a
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Wiltshire Health signs deal with System C

System C has signed a five-year contract with a consortium of GPs in Wiltshire providing services in the community that were
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Kent GP-led centres pick Adastra

Two GP-led health centres in Kent have chosen software from out-of-hours provider Adastra as their patient management system. The centres
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