Kelsey says ‘listen with data’
NHS commissioners cannot “listen” to what patients need without tools such as care.data to help them Tim Kelsey has argued, while again ruling out an opt-in model for the controversial programme.
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BMA votes for care.data opt-in
The British Medical Association has voted in favour of making care.data an opt-in system rather than an opt-out one, following a short but passionate debate at its Annual Representative Meeting.
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GPs call for patient opt-in to care.data
GPs have called for patients to be able to opt in to their data being extracted from GP practices as part of care.data.
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Nagpaul backs ‘measured’ access approach
A measured approach to providing online access to patient records is necessary to make sure that the GP profession is kept on board and information governance and security issues can be resolved, the BMA’s GP Committee chair has said.
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Dial 111 for an emergency
It’s been another bad week for NHS 111. Lis Evenstad reports on a service that is becoming a by-word for modern government failure.
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Inquiries needed into NHS 111 ‘disgrace’
The government should announce a parliamentary inquiry into the chaotic contracting and deployment of NHS 111, a BMA spokesperson says.
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Dr Chaand Nagpaul new GPC chair
ChangingNHS portal launched
The British Medical Association has launched a web portal to help people understand the changes happening in the NHS.
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Hunt attacks GPs for OOH and IT issues
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt highlighted problems around sharing patient information as he announced that GPs would take back responsibility for out-of-hours care.
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NHS England orders 111 review
NHS England has ordered an urgent review of the roll-out of NHS 111 and the sustainability of the current service model.
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