Quality

Archive
12 March 2009

Doc ratings site moves into charity work

The controversial website iwantgreatcare, which allows patients to rate their doctors, is expanding into other areas of NHS work, in
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10 March 2009

Government turns up the heat on patient power

The government has set out its vision for the future shape of public services, which includes giving patients greater choice
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5 March 2009

Nürnberg Hospital chooses Barco displays

Medical imaging specialist Barco has won a large PACS display order from the Nürnberg Hospital South in Nürnberg, Germany. Under
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3 March 2009

Coroners Bill protest escalates

Eight healthcare organisations have called for medical records to be excluded from the data-sharing provisions of the Coroners and Justice
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3 March 2009

UK Lords welcomes cross-border health

The United Kingdom’s House of Lords has welcomed a proposal from the European Commission for a Directive on patients’ rights
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2 March 2009

PCTs to offer local incentive schemes for data accreditation

PCTs will need to offer local incentive schemes for data accreditation from April to support the national roll-out of the
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24 February 2009

BMA says 084 must run its course

GP practices using 084 telephone numbers must be allowed to serve out the terms of their contracts with telephone suppliers
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20 February 2009

Momentum builds on telemedicine

The head of the European Commission’s ICT for Health unit says there is growing momentum behind telemedicine across the continent.
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20 February 2009

No routine use of SCR at Bolton A+E

Royal Bolton Hospital’s A&E department is viewing the Summary Care Record on a doctor-request basis only, according to an NHS
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18 February 2009

Information barrier to PBC

Poor quality data and financial information remains a barrier to the successful implementation of practice-based commissioning, according to the National
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