PCT

13 December 2006

Don’t opt-out patients by default, GPs advised

GP practices concerned about the confidentiality of patient records under the NHS Care Records Service have been advised not to

6 December 2006

Ealing PCT uses text message technology

Ealing Primary Care Trust has launched a mobile phone text message appointment reminder service for 130,000 patients attending 22 of

5 December 2006

Hospitals told not to use C+B to manage demand

Hospitals that have been using Choose and Book to manage demand by withholding appointments slots have been ordered to stop

4 December 2006

Fresh guidance issued on PBC data requirements

Fresh guidance on practice-based commissioning sets out the minimum data requirements that primary care trusts (PCTs) are expected to provide

1 December 2006

PCTs sign up for prescription clinical support software

Prescription software firm ScriptSwitch have been awarded contracts to provide their ‘real-time’ support software to ten Primary Care trusts. ScriptSwitch

28 November 2006

CfH GP group to discuss N3 speed problems

GP practices’ concerns about N3 are to be discussed at the next meeting of NHS Connecting for Health’s GP Pan

28 November 2006

EMIS offers GP record transfer by CD

All EMIS LV practices in England can now transfer full patient records between practices using a CD, ahead of the

27 November 2006

Birmingham PCT extends electronic incident reporting

Birmingham East and North PCT has contracted with risk management systems developers Vantage Technologies to implement its web-based Sentinel reporting software.

21 November 2006