GP extract to care.data starts in March
The extraction of GP data as part of the care.data programme will begin from March next year, according to a paper to be presented to the Health and Social Care Information Centre this week.
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HES consultation attracts 164 responses
A consultation on plans to greatly expand the Hospital Episode Statistics dataset and make it available for electronic extraction attracted 164 responses.
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New outcomes data published next year
NHS England plans to publish outcomes data for non-surgical physicians and ten new clinical indicators next year.
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Hippisley-Cox wins John Perry Prize
Professor Julia Hippisley-Cox has won the John Perry prize for her work developing the Open Pseudonymiser tool.
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SCR opt-out does not apply to care.data
Care.data information leaflets being sent to households in January will tell patients that an opt-out of the Summary Care Record scheme will not carry over to a new monthly GP data extract.
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£1m national leaflet drop on care.data
The government will spend £1m sending a patient information leaflet about the controversial care.data programme to every household in England.
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Care.data extractions on hold
Extractions of GP data for care.data have been halted while issues around patient awareness of the scheme are resolved.
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Another view
GP Neil Paul is just getting to grips with NHS England’s plans for care.data – and he’s worried about them.
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Care.data publicity ‘not adequate’ – GPC
The practice-based publicity campaign around care.data is “not adequate” and wider awareness raising activities will take place before extractions begin, the BMA’s General Practitioners Committee says.
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BJSS re-engineers HES platform
BJSS has re-engineered the data platform supporting Hospital Episode Statistics, reducing the data processing time from 20 days to five.
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