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23 December 2004

NPfIT issues rebuttal of EMIS’s claims

The National Programme for IT (NPfIT) has stated that it is ‘concerned’ about statements made by primary care systems supplier
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29 November 2004

Granger: “Fewer than 100” referrals made on ebooking

Richard Granger, Director General of the National Programme for IT, has said that the national programme remains on schedule to
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19 November 2004

Menopause website wins information award

A website written by clinicians to help women through the menopause has come first prize in the Patient Information Website
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16 November 2004

New QOF software to hide data, but not for all GPs

NPfIT has developed software that automatically anonymises GP electronic patient records for audit by primary care organisations under the Quality
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3 November 2004

Engage or risk failure, BMA IT chief tells NPfIT

Dr John Powell, chair of the British Medical Association’s IT committee, has issued a fresh call to the National Programme
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22 October 2004

Counter fraud staff to gain right to access NHS records

Health Minister, Lord Warner today unveiled new powers that will provide NHS counter fraud staff with the power to demand
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21 October 2004

A few billion between friends?

After a week of headlines about implementation costs for the NHS IT modernisation programme E-Health Insider takes a rain check
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15 September 2004

Why GPs face Hobson’s choice

An exclusive interview with Sean Riddell, deputy managing director of EMIS, about how he believes that GPs are being denied
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25 August 2004

EMIS hits back at ‘speculation and misrepresentation’

Leading UK primary care IT supplier EMIS has issued new guidance to practices using its systems stating the firm’s long-term
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2 August 2004

Laptop and mobile ban lifted in new MHRA guidelines

The Medicines and Health Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued new guidelines about the use of wireless communication and electronics in hospitals
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