TPP announces 1,000th SystmOne practice
Healthcare IT system supplier TPP has announced 1,000 GP practices are now live with SystmOne GP.
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Scotland plans palliative care summary
NHS National Services Scotland’s Annual Review has outlined plans to roll-out a national Palliative Care Summary (ePCS) during 2010. The move is part of the Living and Dying Well Palliative Care Strategy and will be based on the Gold Standards Framework Scotland and the Emergency Care Summary (ECS), which has already been rolled-out across the […]
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SCR evaluation data shows added value
Data from the evaluation of the Summary Care Record shows the SCR sometimes adds value in out-of-hours consultations but so far has made a limited contribution in secondary care, according to a report presented to Connecting for Health.
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Time changes consultations
The proportion of primary care consultations conducted by telephone has trebled over the past 14 years, according to the largest ever study of trends in consultation rates. In 1995, 3% of GP practice consultations were conducted over the telephone; but by the end of 2008 the figure had risen to 12%. At the same time, consultations […]
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Flu Line staff reduced
The Department of Health has reduced the number of call centre staff delivering the National Pandemic Flu Service. The DH said the online and telephone-based flu assessment service had proved “extremely successful” since its launch at the end of July and that it had helped to take the pressure off other parts of the NHS. […]
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Call for phase two CAF demonstrators
The Department of Health is looking for a wider range of IT systems to take part in demonstrator sites for information sharing across health and social care. The DH has called for expressions of interest and applications for phase two of the Common Assessment Framework programme, with £11m funding available. The DH ran a consultation […]
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London PCTs pilot polysystem IT
Two London primary care trusts have been chosen to work on a pilot project looking at interoperability in polyclinics.
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Adastra wins London polyclinic contract
Out-of-hours software provider Adastra has announced that it has been selected to provide patient registration, management and tracking for a London polyclinic. The Waltham Forest, Oliver Road Polyclinic is one of five polyclinics opening in the capital and will offer care to registered and non-registered patients from 8am to 8pm, 365 days a year. The […]
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TPP moves on secondary care
TPP has launched a series of SystmOne modules covering acute hospitals, community hospitals, mental health, social services and out-of-hours care.
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