Record-keeping weakest link in QoF scores
The worst performing indicator group in the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QoF) last year was records and information, according to the English QoF data published last week. Practices did best in the clinical and patient experience domains of the Quality and Outcomes Framework and not as well in the organisational area, the figures reveal. Achievement […]
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CfH business plan indicates delivery delay
NHS Connecting for Health has issued its first annual business plan listing the agency’s achievements and setting out a programme of work that remains heavy on infrastructure and light on the rich clinical functionality the service is looking for to help transform services. The plan is published almost three years after the establishment of the […]
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Birmingham hospital upgrades servers for NPfIT
University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust has installed new servers and support infrastructure in order to pave the way for the National Programme for IT. Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, a Dell EMC CX700 storage area network (SAN) and a number of Dell PowerEdge 2650 servers were installed at the hospital, which has 6,500 employees. Peter […]
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Health professionals urged to share child information
Health professionals should lower the threshold at which they seek information from other agencies over concerns about children and young people, according to new draft government guidance. The cross government guidance, which has been published in the wake of public concerns over child protection issues and the Laming Enquiry into the death of Victoria Climbie, […]
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Predictive risk software launched for NHS
New predictive risk software which will provide the NHS with an ‘early warning’ system to help some patients avoid hospital admission was launched today by the Department of Health. The software, first reported by EHI Primary Care in July, uses a wide range of patient information to work out who is most at risk. […]
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Illegal online pharmacies ‘threat to public health’
A paper published by think-tank the Centre for Reform has warned of the dangers of unregulated online pharmacies and is urging the government to take seriously the problem of prescription drugs being ordered with no medical checks on the patient. The paper, entitled ‘Online Pharmacy: Patient Choice or Patient Peril?’, a collation of speeches made […]
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Doctors.net.uk launches pharma marketing arm
Doctors.net.uk has announced the launch of MedeConnect, a new division that will provide the electronic marketing and market research services for pharma clients on behalf by the online doctor’s portal and email service. MedeConnect will focus entirely on providing services to pharmaceutical customers. Services will include communication with doctors and market research of individual doctor’s […]
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Easy-clean keyboard could reduce MRSA risk
A keyboard designed to be easy to clean has been released for distribution in the UK in order to help hospitals keep down MRSA infection rates. The SlimKey-MD keyboards (below) are built out of silicone rubber and polycarbonate, and are built in one piece. They come with a choice of standard touchpads and ‘joystick’-style controllers for […]
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QoF results publication reveals quality of care
Practice by practice results for the Quality and Outcome Framework for England are being published today although technical problems have delayed the display of information. The results show that the average score for practices in England last year was 958.7 out of a possible 1050. The maximum score of 1,050 points was achieved by 222 practices […]
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New London RID appointed
Kevin Jarrold, director of information management at University College London Hospital (UCLH), has been appointed as the new regional implementation director (RID) for the London cluster. Jarrold recently managed the successful implementation of an IDX Carecast system into UCLH. He is due to join NHS Connecting for Health (CfH) in September. He will takes over […]
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