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24 July 2006

First chief clinical officer appointed by CfH

Professor Michael Thick has been appointed as Connecting for Health’s first chief clinical officer. The new chief clinical officer, who
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20 July 2006

South Tees implements spinal injuries EHR

South Tees NHS Trust has implemented an electronic patient record system for patients with spinal injuries. The system, MAXIMS Clinical
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19 July 2006

Major Multilex DDF update to support CfH requirements

First Databank Europe (FDBE) has completed a major upgrade to its Multilex Drug Data File (Multilex DDF) to include integration
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18 July 2006

Public awareness low on e-health services

A picture of low public awareness of electronic health services emerges from a new survey of users with NHS Direct,
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13 July 2006

Troubled child health system to be replaced

NHS Connecting for Health (CfH) looks set to replace an interim child health information system deployed in London last year and
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13 July 2006

Peer podcasts for doctors’ forum

Health minister Lord Warner has recorded his first ever podcast with doctors’ network Doctors.net.uk, answering questions placed to him by
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10 July 2006

North Staffs announces ‘big bang’ implementation

University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust has started its trust-wide ‘big bang’ implementation of a new iSoft patient administration system,
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29 June 2006

QoF scores rise in Scottish practices

GP practices in Scotland have increased their performance under the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QoF) this year, earning 1026 points
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27 June 2006

CfH still sidelining doctors, BMA chair claims

The chairman of the British Medical Association has told his members that “another year has been wasted” in efforts to
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22 June 2006

GP system users ‘super’ group to be formed

A new user group covering all the suppliers involved in the GP Systems of Choice (GPSoC) initiative is being set up by NHS
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