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E-referrals launch delayed

The go-live of the new NHS e-referral service has been pushed back from November to spring 2015.
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GPs practices can opt out of care.data

GP practices could take an “opt-out by default” stance to the care.data programme without breaching the Data Protection Act, the
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GPSoC testing to start by Christmas

Integration testing for suppliers offering patient-facing services under the new GP Systems of Choice framework will begin before Christmas, the
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PHRs focus of IT strategy – Williams

Personal health records systems are set to be a significant part of the National Information Board’s upcoming informatics strategy, Health
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EHI Live profile: Andy Williams

The chief executive of the Health and Social Care Information Centre expects the forthcoming informatics strategy to clarify the organisation’s
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Care.data pilots to be chosen ‘shortly’

Between two and four clinical commissioning groups will be selected "in the coming weeks" to begin the pathfinder stage of
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NIB strategy due ‘later this year’

The National Information Board is set to release its long awaited informatics strategy later this year, outlining a ten-year plan
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3 per cent of patients have EPR access

Fewer than 3% of patients have access to their GP medical records online, according to figures from the Health and
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Spine2 is alive

The replacement for the NHS data spine, Spine2, went live over the bank holiday weekend.
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Hits and misses

A year ago, EHI launched ‘target watch’ to keep an eye on the many initiatives being launched in NHS IT.
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