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Labour to publish government contracts

The government will publish online all public service contracts worth more than £20,000 by the end of 2010, Gordon Brown
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SCR opt-out letters would confuse

The risk that patients would misread opt-out forms for the Summary Care Record and send them to the wrong address
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Hants GP wants explicit consent for SCR

A GP practice in Hampshire has recorded opt-out requests for the Summary Care Record from 20% of its patients, having
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Access problems with NHS Appraisal site

GPs are reporting problems accessing the NHS Appraisal Toolkit, which was restored by the Department of Health last week following
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No boundaries plan needs shared records

The abolition of GP practice boundaries will increase the importance of shared medical records, according to the Department of Health.
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NHS Appraisal site back online

The Department of Health has restored the NHS Appraisal Toolkit website which was taken offline last month after routine checks
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NHS to be using NHSmail by 2013

The head of the NHSmail programme has said that he wants “most” NHS organisations to have migrated to NHSmail by
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Half of GP practices judged by patients

More than 50% of GP practices have now been commented on or rated by patients on NHS Choices, according to
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Hacker fears close NHS Appraisal website

The NHS Appraisal Toolkit has been taken offline for almost a month following concerns about its vulnerability to hackers. The
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NHS Choices to publish Quality Accounts

The Department of Health has approved plans for healthcare providers to publish annual Quality Accounts on the NHS Choices website
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