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Derbyshire PCTs ditch NHS Direct for out-of-hours

NHS Direct will no longer provide out-of-hours services to three Derbyshire PCTs after concerns were raised over long callback times.
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Fingerprint recognition trialled in Lewisham PCT

A new biometric security system combining single sign-on and fingerprint authentication will be adopted by Lewisham Primary Care Trust this
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TPP reaches 200 deployments under Accenture

A significant milestone has been reached in the deployment of National Programme for IT systems to GP practices in the
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Call for national standards on remote access

GPs are calling for national standards on remote access to practice computer systems because of concerns that present methods could
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IM+T DES participation check advised

Primary care trusts are being advised to contact all GP practices to check if they intend to take part in
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SHA sets up data warehouse for PBC

A strategic health authority has set up online access to patient data for its 15 primary care trusts and 330
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CfH looking for PCTs to trial summary record

NHS Connecting for Health is looking for primary care trusts to become early adopters for the NHS Care Records Service
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Survey says practices not receiving activity data for PBC

Almost 70% of GP practices have received only partial or no activity data from their primary care trust to take
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Leicestershire PCTs saving approx £2m from clinical IT

Health software supplier Ethitec has calculated that the six primary care trusts in Leicestershire are making efficiency savings worth the
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Cash constraints may ‘grey out’ C+B options, warns LMC

Patient choice may be restricted or “greyed out” under Choose and Book as cash strapped hospitals struggle to meet financial
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