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1 December 2005

Patient records to get quality checks

GP practices are to be paid to bring patient records up to national data accreditation standards as part of the
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24 November 2005

CfH clinical lead predicts consensus on consent

Connecting for Health and the medical profession will be able to reach a consensus on the consent model for the
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8 November 2005

First live GP2GP record transfer

The first live electronic transfer of a patient’s record between GPs using GP2GP record transfer has occurred under the NHS
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18 October 2005

RCGP ethics committee recommends opt-in for NCRS

The ethics committee of the Royal College of GPs has recommended that patients must have the right to opt-in to
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4 October 2005

IT training in core of proposed GP curriculum

Information management and technology should be a core part of the curriculum for training GPs, a blueprint on GP education
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20 September 2005

Trials of ‘summary spine record’ to begin in 2006

Summaries of GP records from a small number of practices are to be loaded onto the NHS spine from August
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16 September 2005

Allergies must be Read coded for GP2GP

GPs and practice teams are being advised to record all allergies and sensitivities as Read coded entries to solve a
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22 June 2005

Concerns over incomplete patient record transfers

GPs are to be reminded to send all important information when patients move practice after concern that some records are
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24 May 2005

Patients becoming apprehensive of NHS CRS

Patients are contacting their GPs with concerns about the confidentiality of their data held on GP computer systems as awareness
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24 May 2005

No need to register for Choose and Book yet, says BMA

GP representatives have told GPs that there is no need to complete the registration process for Connecting for Health in
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