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Reforms will weaken IT services – survey

Reforms will weaken IT services – survey

Opinion is divided on the impact of the latest NHS reorganisation on local IT and information services, but many respondents to EHI Primary Care’s latest survey are pessimistic about investment and development.


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Morale of IT staff hits new low

Morale of IT staff hits new low

The morale of NHS IT staff working in primary care has declined greatly as job losses and job changes have taken effect, according to EHI Primary Care’s latest survey.


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DH sets out public health data tasks

DH sets out public health data tasks

The Department of Health has set out the tasks local authorities need to address to meet their new obligations on health intelligence in the reorganised NHS.


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CCGs ‘being bypassed’ warning issued

CCGs ‘being bypassed’ warning issued

Clinical commissioning groups are being bypassed as an “overwhelming” number of rules and regulations about the new NHS are produced, according to a group that aims to represent CCGs.


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Commissioners urged to demand A&E data

Commissioners urged to demand A&E data

The College of Emergency Medicine wants clinical commissioners to use their buying power to improve the quality of discharge summaries produced by emergency departments.


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Study raises issues with GP2GP records

Study raises issues with GP2GP records

GP practices have reported that a considerably higher proportion of their own records are accurate, complete and useful than those they have received via GP2GP electronic record transfer.


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Hawking calls for action on A&E info

Hawking calls for action on A&E info

A GP is to report her concerns about the IT used to generate reports for GPs on accident and emergency attendances to the National Patient Safety Agency.


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