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15 February 2005

Practices could get Ā£6,000 for Choose and Book by June

GPs could receive about £6,000 per practice by the end of June this year if their primary care trust meets
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8 February 2005

Doctors’ belief in NHS IT project fading

Doctors’ enthusiasm for the NHS National Programme for IT (NPfIT) has declined sharply over the past 12 months, with the
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8 February 2005

Pessimism rife among doctors about NPfIT’s benefits

The latest Medix-UK survey, co-sponsored by E-Health Insider, shows that three years into the NHS National Programme for IT confidence
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11 January 2005

UK doctors could sign off American online drug orders

A Canadian online pharmacies’ lobby has announced that many of its members plan on moving their business to the UK
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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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