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IT services commitment to GPs downgraded

A forthcoming document on the level of IT service practices can expect from primary care organisations has been downgraded from
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One PCT may have met October C+B target

A primary care trust is hoping it will be able to claim the second £100,000 incentive payment for Choose and
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Choose and Book passes 50,000 mark

More than 6,000 appointments a week are now being made through Choose and Book with the total number of bookings
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Trust sets up employee benefit website

Westminister PCT has launched ‘It’s All About You’, a website for staff personalised to show employee benefits, holiday and pension
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Asthma reviews by phone don’t count for QoF, say PCTs

National arbitrators for the GP contract are to rule on whether telephone reviews for patients with asthma can count towards
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N3 connections needed say community pharmacists

Lack of access to smartcards and the N3 network by community pharmacists is jeopardising the roll out of the electronic
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Councils lag behind on telecare plans

 A minority of councils in England are starting to put plans in place for telecare services but most have made
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Common exception reporting standards called for

Exception reporting rates for the Quality and Outcomes Framework need to be subject to uniform standards to ensure as many
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GPs urged to accept ETP software

GPs are to be asked to accept software for electronic transmission of prescriptions as soon as possible as part of
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NHS domain block causing bounced patient e-mail

E-mails to nhs.uk addresses from patients may be being blocked due to the inclusion of nhs.uk on a site used
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