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4 November 2013

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
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1 August 2013

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
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30 July 2013

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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18 July 2013

Dr Chaand Nagpaul new GPC chair

Dr Chaand Nagpaul has been elected as the new leader of the BMA’s GP Committee.
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7 June 2013

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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24 May 2013

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
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1 May 2013

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
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17 April 2013

Kelsey hails breakthrough for care.data

Tim Kelsey, the national director of patients and information, has claimed a breakthrough in linking-up data flows between secondary and
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16 April 2013

Further call for halt on NHS 111

NHS Clinical Commissioners has called for a halt to the NHS 111 roll-out, as NHS England admits there are lessons
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3 April 2013

‘Postcode lottery’ for GP IT

GPs are at risk of a “postcode lottery” of IT support that will affect practice performance and ultimately patient care,
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