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Lansley faces opposition to white paper

Growing concerns about the government’s plans to overhaul the NHS have been presented to health secretary Andrew Lansley ahead of
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BMA: more risks than pros in white paper

The BMA has criticised the government’s plans to overhaul the NHS in England, saying they contain ā€œmuch that would be
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BMA Scotland demands portal security

The BMA in Scotland is calling for tighter controls on access to shared record information as the Scottish Parliament prepares
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Eleven QoF indicators up for retirement

Eleven indicators are likely to be retired from the Quality and Outcomes Framework next year if recommendations from the National
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BMA says suspend access to SCRs

The BMA GP committee has learned that some Summary Care Records have not been updated, and is calling on the
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BMA calls for halt to SCR uploads

BMA GP representatives are calling on the government to halt the uploading of any more Summary Care Records while a
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Almost £100m spent on fast-growing SCR

Almost £100m has been spent on the Summary Care Record programme to date, and new figures have shown that 200,000
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ARM doesn’t call for end of NPfIT or SCR

Doctors’ representatives have stopped short of backing calls for the withdrawal of co-operation from the Summary Care Record programme. They
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NHS ordered to halve management costs

Health secretary Andrew Lansley has scrapped some key NHS performance targets and told the health service it must save at
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SCR evaluation finds few benefits

The final report of a three year evaluation of the Summary Care Record has found that it has yet to
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