10 December 2009

DH publishes model for community IT

The Department of Health is urging community services to evaluate their information systems and set priorities for the future using
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9 December 2009

DH issues guide to ‘correct’ use of C+B

Hospitals, primary care trusts and GP practices are being urged to reconsider workarounds for Choose and Book in favour of
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8 December 2009

NPfIT GP systems ‘target for cuts’

The development of new GP systems by local service providers is likely to be a target of cuts to the
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7 December 2009

Brown streamlines government with IT

Gordon Brown has outlined plans to encourage much greater use of information, online services and text messaging in the NHS
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4 December 2009

Telehealth promised for Wales

Wales has committed to increasing its use of telehealth and telecare as part of a plan to improve health and
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3 December 2009

Patients to text feedback on hospitals

NHS Choices has launched a pilot project to enable patients to text their feedback on hospitals to the website. The
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2 December 2009

Graphnet Health partners with PCTI

Clinical record specialists Graphnet Health have announced a partnership with document management system suppliers PCTI. Graphnet said the interoperability partnership
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2 December 2009

Doctors warned of Facebook flirts

Doctors have been warned not to respond to flirtatious approaches from patients on social networking sites like Facebook.
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1 December 2009

iPhone alcohol tracker launched

The Department of Health has launched an iPhone application to help people keep track of their drinking. The application can
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1 December 2009

Time savings reported on GP2GP

GP practices report that receiving records via GP2GP saves time on the first consultation and time spent summarising records, according
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