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Choose and Book slot availability improves

Problems with slot availability on Choose and Book are beginning to fall, with availability issues affecting between 12% and 13%
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Information Centre checks GP Choices details

The NHS Information Centre is contacting every GP practice in England to check the accuracy of data held about them
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Consent to view to get first test

Five GP practices in South West Essex are to become the first GPs in the country to implement the new
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Dr Glyn Hayes made BCS honorary fellow

Dr Glyn Hayes, GP, a pioneer in health informatics, has been made an Honorary Fellow by the British Computer Society
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Lib Dems demand tougher data protection

The Liberal Democrats are calling on the Department of Health to publish minimum standards for the protection of data on
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Electronic fit notes to replace sick notes

An electronic ‘fit note’ is to replace paper sick notes from 2010 in a bid to get more people back
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Five priorities for primary care IT

Grassroots GP Dr Neil Paul outlines the five priorities for NHS IT that have been identified in his area.
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Patients divided on pharmacy records

Patient opinion is divided over whether pharmacists should have access to electronic records, with more than a quarter opposing such a
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QoF closes a deprivation gap

The gap between the least and most deprived areas of England for blood pressure monitoring and control has almost disappeared since
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CfH condemns smartcard sharing

One in six GPs claim that NHS staff in their area have shared smartcards, according to a survey by doctors’
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