TPP gets accredited for GP2GP record transfers
Primary care system supplier TPP has announced that it has been accredited by Connecting for Health to send and receive patient records between TPP practices as part of the GP2GP record transfer project. The company says CfH has confirmed that its SystmOne product meets the safety standards required of internal GP2GP transfers. Almost a million […]
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Ex-Torex chairman may be FSA’s iSoft witness
The continuing investigation by the Financial Services Authority into irregularities uncovered at iSoft, the NHS software supplier, may be about to take a new turn with the former chairman of Torex called as a witness. According to a report in the Times newspaper Chris Moore, the former chairman of Torex at the time of its […]
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Millennium R0 not capturing 18 week referrals data
NHS trusts in the South of England using Cerner Millennium Release 0 are not yet able to electronically capture 18 week referral to treatment (RTT) data, one of the government’s key objectives for the NHS. Trusts have been required to report on RTT times since January, with the target to be achieved for all 18-week […]
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Portugal launches health advice helpline
The Portuguese National Health Service has launched a new national health helpline, which will use the same technology as the NHS Direct helpline covering England and Wales. Saúde 24 (Health 24) is the most recent initiative of the Portuguese health department and aims to provide information and advice to citizens who call in with health queries. […]
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Patient UK website launches interactive forum
EMIS has announced that its health information website, Patient UK, is launching a new interactive forum, called Patient Experience, to encourage more people to share their real-life experiences. The website already attracts over 2.5m monthly visitors and the GP clinical software supplier feels that now is the right time to open the site up to […]
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Doctors need guidance on mobile technology use
UK clinicians urgently need clear and coherent guidance on the safe use of mobile technologies according to researchers. Kent GP Dr Hilary Pinnock and colleagues from Edinburgh and Wales Universities say regulatory and professional bodies need to issue practical guidance and medico legal parameters for good clinical practice when using mobile phones and other mobile […]
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NHS Choices website launched
The Department of Health has launched the new NHS Choices website, replacing the previous NHS.uk website. The new website, which stays at the same http://www.nhs.uk web address, aims to personalise healthcare and provide information that will ‘allow patients to make meaningful choices about when and where to receive their treatment.’ The new website goes under […]
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No new money for GPSoC – now due July
Funding for the GP Systems of Choice initiative will come from existing Connecting for Health funds rather than new funds, with the scheme still awaiting Treasury approval. Dr Gillian Braunold, joint GP clinical lead for CfHonnecting for Health, told EHI Primary Care last week that the business case has not yet been signed off by […]
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GPs say Choose and Book currently ‘unfit for purpose’
GP representatives have rejected calls for Choose and Book to be suspended but have branded the scheme as currently unfit for purpose. Last week’s National Local Medical Committees’ (LMCs) Conference described the e-booking system as a politically-driven initiative that was being manipulated by some hospital trusts and primary care organisations to limit choice for patients […]
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Carestream and Hitachi create clinical data store
Carestream Health and Hitachi Data Systems have announced they have collaborated to create a powerful data management solution that will help enable healthcare organisations to efficiently archive clinical information from multiple systems over extended periods of time. The new solution, which is able to handle multiple data types including patient records and diagnostic images, will be […]
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