NHS Direct withdraws from 111
NHS Direct is withdrawing from all of its NHS 111 contracts saying they are “financially unsustainable”.
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Concerns over London CCGs’ vote
Emis and INPS are concerned about the procurement process for GP IT systems by four London clinical commissioning groups that have reportedly voted to switch to TPP.
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CCG’s CSU relationship ‘key risk’
NHS Calderdale Clinical Commissioning Group’s risk register scores its relationship with the commissioning support unit as one of its key risks.
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Leicester telehealth scheme expanded
A telehealth project for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease has prevented 107 hospital admissions in Leicester over the past 30 weeks.
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Another view: of the future
GP Neil Paul has been interviewing for an IT manager for his local CCG. Candidates need to think more radically as initiatives like patient downloads of care.data come into view, he suggests.
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CCGs cannot fulfil duties without PCD
Clinical commissioners have written to NHS England saying they cannot carry out their statutory duties because of issues around processing patient confidential data.
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Aristotle delivers BI
Eight clinical commissioning groups are trialling a new business intelligence portal from NHS Staffordshire and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit.
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Enter the CCG
Drawing inspiration from Sean Connery, GP and CCG IT lead John Lockley has some simple ideas for ‘shaving time.’ Every 20 seconds counts…
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Warrington develops care coordination
NHS Warrington CCG and Warrington and Halton NHS Foundation Trust are working with HCS to develop a care coordination service to identify high-risk patients and reduce readmissions.
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Risk stratification IG rules clarified
Clinical commissioners can use only pseudonymised patient data in risk stratification tools for commissioning purposes, new guidance says.
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