London PCTs pilot polysystem IT
Two London primary care trusts have been chosen to work on a pilot project looking at interoperability in polyclinics.
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HealthSpace seeks second opinion
NHS Connecting for Health is seeking views from clinicians on the future of its personal health record project HealthSpace, following a similar survey for patients. The online survey for clinicians asks doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals for their views on potential HealthSpace services. The patient and clinician surveys follow the news last month that staff […]
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Public asked for views on HealthSpace
Patients are being invited to give their views on the future development of the Department of Health’s personal health record project, HealthSpace.
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4 – Readiness for service, Electronic Booking System
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Gateway 3 – Electronic Booking Project
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Gateway 2 – Procurement Strategy, NHS Electronic Booking Systems
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IT should make me more money
In his latest column GP Dr Neil Paul argues that general practice needs some more business-based IT solutions.
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Emis upgrades Emis Access
Primary care software supplier Emis has announced an upgrade of its online messaging system, Emis Access, which it says is now four times faster and more user friendly. The Emis Access system is used by more than 1,600 Emis practices and 150,000 patients with an average of 45,000 appointments booked online each month and 86,000 […]
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UltraGenda revamps booking for Bruges
UltraGenda has revamped the booking application it built for the St Jan hospital in Bruges because referring physicians disliked the initial booking process. UltraGenda built UG Broka for the hospital in 2005. A case study written by Helga De Neve, chief information officer at the hospital, and released by the company says that “although the […]
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AHPs embrace Choose and Book
Yvonne Pettigrew, CfH’s national clinical lead for allied health professionals Use of Choose and Book for referrals to allied health professionals has risen by more than 500% in the last year, NHS Connecting for Health has announced. Referrals via Choose and Book increased from 1,000 a month a year ago to more than 5,000 a month […]
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