Hunt attacks GPs for OOH and IT issues
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt highlighted problems around sharing patient information as he announced that GPs would take back responsibility for out-of-hours care.
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NHS Pathways data in new dashboard
NHS Pathways has developed a dashboard tool to help commissioners track clinical demand in real-time.
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Lincolnshire implements TPP for OOH
Lincolnshire Community Services has implemented TPP’s SystmOne software for out-of-hours, the healthcare IT supplier has announced.
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EMIS Web used to share info in Cheshire
Twenty seven GP practices in Central and Eastern Cheshire will be making information available to doctors in A&E, the local urgent care centre, and the out of hours centre via EMIS Web.
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TPP enhances OOH system
TPP has announced that it is enhancing its out-of-hours software with improvements focusing on case-tracking.
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DH calls for more 111 pilots
The Department of Health has sent letters to strategic health authorities to invite expressions of interest in piloting the NHS 111 service.
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Three more wins for Plain Healthcare
Decision support specialist Plain Healthcare has announced three new contracts for its Odyssey clinical decision support products.
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Scots GPs want NHS 24 awareness campaign
Scottish GPs are calling for the Scottish Government and NHS Scotland to do more to raise awareness of the role of NHS 24. The BMA’s Scottish General Practitioner Committee has urged the Scottish government to commission research to find out why patients are seeking more support out-of-hours and the decision making process that they go […]
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Call to add 0345 to NHS Direct-111 mix
NHS Direct has been urged to allow patients to use 0345 as an alternative to the current 0845 number, before 111 is introduced. Telephone campaigner David Hickson says it will be at least three years before the three digit non-emergency number 111 is in use nationwide. In the meantime, he claims that most patients are […]
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111 number goes live
The 111 number has gone live in County Durham and Darlington. The new three digit number is being used to supplement the 999 emergency number and NHS Direct. It connects callers to non-emergency care services, such as urgent and out-of-hours services, using the NHS Pathways software. The software has been developed by doctors, nurses and […]
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