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19 September 2007

‘Battle not over’ for IT system choice

Despite the signing of contracts for the GP Systems of Choice initiative, the battle to win IT system choice for
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19 September 2007

Wigan Council adopts NHS number as unique ID

Wigan Council has become one of the first English councils to connect health to social care services information after linking
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18 September 2007

Finalists named for BT e-Health Insider Awards

After careful deliberation finalists for five of the categories in the prestigious BT e-Health Insider Awards were chosen last week
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18 September 2007

Practices told to update own NHS Choices details

The Department of Health says it is trying to improve the accuracy of primary care information on its flagship NHS
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17 September 2007

Stolen laptop prompts security reminder

GP practices have been reminded of their responsibilities for patient information following the theft of a practice laptop from a
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13 September 2007

CfH pushing for data standard in GP contract

Connecting for Health wants data standards for GPs to be included in the nGMS contract from next year. Negotiations on
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11 September 2007

Practices urged to decide on systems by year end

Connecting for Health (CfH) wants all GP practices in England to decide whether they want to stick with their existing
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10 September 2007

One quarter of patients favour records opt-out

Two-thirds of patients believe the government’s consent plans for the Summary Care Record (SCR) are acceptable but one in four
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10 September 2007

Lewisham cuts missed appointments with SMS

Lewisham PCT has reduced the number of missed appointments in 16 practices by 27% by using text message appointment reminders
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7 September 2007

First five GPSoC suppliers signed

The eight suppliers that are to be awarded contracts under the GP Systems of Choice (GP Soc) framework contract have
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