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26 February 2008

GP2GP exceeding targets

Connecting for Health’s GP2GP record transfer project is meeting its targets ahead of schedule and expects to reach 100,000 record
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25 February 2008

The frustrations of GP e-mail

In the first of a new series of columns from a grassroots GP, Dr Neil Paul describes his experiences with
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25 February 2008

Doctor develops diagnostic diabetes software

A GP has developed software that he believes could help identify up to 60,000 patients with undiagnosed diabetes. The software
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25 February 2008

Children’s database work resumes after review

Ministers are to press ahead with plans to develop the £224m children’s database, ContactPoint, despite an independent security review identifying
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19 February 2008

Engagement the priority for new GP clinical leads

Clinical engagement is the key priority for Connecting for Health’s two newly-appointed GP clinical leads. In an interview with EHI
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19 February 2008

New GP leads aim to connect

Dr Peter Short, one of two new GP clinical leads just appointed by Connecting for Health, is clear about how
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19 February 2008

PCT uses text messages to tackle obesity

Hammersmith and Fulham PCT has piloted the use of text messaging to calculate patients’ body mass indexes (BMIs) and contact
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19 February 2008

GP practices must publicise 0844 call costs

GP practices that use 0844 telephone numbers have been told they must publicise the cost of using the service to
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18 February 2008

QRisk could cut heart disease

The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) has recommended that the QRisk formula for identifying those most at risk of
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14 February 2008

Great Yarmouth GPs use pathology e-requesting

GP practices in East Anglia are using a new order communications solution called GP RequestVision from Olympus, to request pathology
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