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Revolution leads to revolt at BMA

Doctors are to consider outright opposition to the Department of Health’s plans for a massive overhaul of the NHS at
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BMA fears Health Bill will erode privacy

The British Medical Association has told the government it believes the Health and Social Care Bill will threaten patient confidentiality
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DH promises Read codes for SCR

NHS Connecting for Health has issued fresh guidance on the Summary Care Record, setting out how practices can implement changes
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Patchy SCR roll out nears 10 per cent

The NHS in England has created Summary Care Records for 8.5% of the population with the leading region, NHS North
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Many blocks on the road to revolution

Responses to the Information Revolution consultation have registered support for its vision of putting information at the heart of the
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Revolution hard in tough times – BMA

Delivering the Department of Health’s Information Revolution will be ā€œextremely challengingā€ within the financial constraints being felt by the NHS,
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BMA will ā€˜step up lobbying’ on reforms

Two senior figures at the British Medical Association have said they will step up the organisation's lobbying activity once the
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GPs rebel against BMA stance on reforms

More than 110 GPs have signed an open letter in the British Medical Journal criticising the leadership of the BMA
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BMJ Group buys GP software company

The BMJ Group has entered the primary care software market with the acquisition of Informatica Systems Ltd.
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NHS faces ‘defining year’

The NHS is facing a ā€˜defining year’ in which it may need to make even bigger efficiency savings than so-far
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