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PCTs criticised over IM+T DES ruling

GP representatives claim PCTs are acting incorrectly by setting a minimum number of records that have to be electronically summarised
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Community nurses get mobile access to iPM

Community nurses at Wolverhampton Primary Care Trust have gone live with 3G technology that allows them to access its iPM system
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Nicholson highlights GP data risks

The Information Commissioner has identified GPs as a data security risk, according to David Nicholson, chief executive of the NHS.
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GP practices score highly on QoF

GP practices have increased their achievements on the Quality and Outcomes Framework, with an average score of 96.8% in England
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Data exchange needed for urgent care

Urgent and emergency care providers in England must share more data electronically if they are to improve services, the Healthcare
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Concern over encryption for practice-owned IT

GP representatives are concerned that GP practices that have bought their own desktops and mobile devices may miss out on
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GPs advised to negotiate on IT service level agreements

A GP national user group has advised its members to negotiate over the service level agreements included in the primary
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PCT seeks to align SCR and SystmOne consent models

The last of the six primary care trusts due to take part in the early adopter programme for the NHS
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Different consent models for coaching services

The first primary care trust to use a telephone support service from private contractor Health Dialog has backed the use
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South Birmingham podiatrists first to get Lorenzo

Podiatrists at South Birmingham Primary Care Trust have become the first in the country to receive a version of iSoft’s
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