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8 August 2005

High level QOF data release delayed

An early release of provisional high-level Quality Outcomes Framework (QOF) data for GP practices in England on 5 August has
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1 August 2005

National data quality review called for

The NHS needs a national overview of data quality and coding integrity as the Payment by Results regime gathers pace,
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21 July 2005

Child health and social care data ‘must fit together’

The proposed national child index that will be used to record and share information about the statutory services being used
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19 July 2005

£80m telecare grant to shape new care patterns

An £80m grant to shape new patterns of social care using telecare has been announced by the Department of Health
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19 July 2005

Red rose rising

EHI Primary Care talks to Lancashire Care NHS Trust, the first mental health trust in England to receive a PAS
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12 July 2005

GP systems market shake-out predicted by Granger

The numbers of GP system suppliers and local pharmacies could be reduced within five years as the NHS IT programme transforms
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7 July 2005

Granger issues stern warning for failing suppliers

Richard Granger, director general of NHS IT and chief executive of NHS Connecting for Health, has delivered another stern warning
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6 July 2005

Forrest answers NPfIT communication concerns

  Martyn Forrest, Regional Implementation Director (RID) for the North East cluster and acting RID for London, has promised to
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5 July 2005

QOF publication due despite GP concerns

Publication of individual practice results for the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) is likely to go ahead in England, Wales
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29 June 2005

Electronic medication reminders help elderly

  PCTs in Staffordshire have started piloting a scheme where elderly people are reminded to take their medication with an
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