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Choice proves tough for some practices in Cambridge

Two primary care trusts have told practices in need of hardware upgrades to their IT systems that they will need
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GP2GP transfers deferred from 2006-07 DES

Electronic GP2GP transfers of patient records will not be part of the coming year’s direct enhanced service (DES) for information
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New GP choice proposals outlined

NHS Connecting for Health has outlined new proposals for delivering GP system choice based on a multi-step accreditation process. If
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Cerner confident of delivery in the South

Leading NHS clinical software supplier Cerner Corporation announced last week that it was on track to deliver in the Southern
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Manchester hospitals link up with GPs

Central Manchester and Manchester Children’s University Hospitals NHS Trust have launched a system that enables clinical correspondence to be electronically
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Birmingham HSCIC staff protest at relocation

Unhappy staff caught up the relocation needed to establish the NHS Health and Social Care Information Centre have protested that the decision to
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EPS pilot to restart after early glitch

One of England’s first electronic prescription service (EPS) pilots has been shut down for more than a month because of
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CSC Alliance told to make switch on PACS/RIS

New suppliers look highly likely to be brought in an effort to sort out the mired Picture Archiving and Communications
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Asthma sufferers get help from space

  Mobile phone users with asthma in south London are getting pollution alerts via SMS thanks to satellite technology from
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NHS suffering from broken spine

NHS sites experienced acute spine problems in the week before Christmas, resulting in key systems being unavailable to NHS staff, and
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