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11 April 2007

Hewitt launches ‘Choose and Book’ librarians

Health secretary Patricia Hewitt has launched ten ‘choice’ library pilots. Librarians in the pilots will be trained to help people
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10 April 2007

CSC deploys first community PAS in Eastern cluster

Cambridgeshire PCT has become the first trust to receive an iSoft Community iPM system from Computer Sciences Corporation in the
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3 April 2007

Missed 90% C+B target to remain for PCTs

The target for 90% of referrals to be made through Choose and Book is to remain for the NHS, even
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12 March 2007

BMA sits on critical Choose and Book survey results

The British Medical Association has decided not to publish its own survey of Choose and Book which is highly critical
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6 March 2007

Agreement reached on CHIA replacement

Ten London primary care trusts using BT’s troubled interim child health system have agreed to move to CSE-Servelec’s RiO solution
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27 February 2007

NHS Wales streamlines test sample processing

GPs and nurses across Wales are to switch to using printed labels and barcodes when they send test samples to
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26 February 2007

500th practice goes live with SystmOne GP system

  StowHealth Centre has become the 500th practice to go live with the SystmOne integrated GP record system provided by
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22 February 2007

GPC says patients should call C+B when no slots available

GP representatives are recommending that practices tell patients to ring the Choose and Book appointments line if they are no
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13 February 2007

GP questions Hewitt on ‘vanishing’ C+B services

A GP has questioned health secretary Patricia Hewitt about the use of Choose and Book for demand management as a
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6 February 2007

Bedford Hospital using C+B to manage demand, GPs claim

Bedford Hospital is rejecting GP referrals not made through Choose and Book in an attempt to manage demand for its
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