Think-tank calls for self-service NHS
A think tank has called for people to be given the option to register with the NHS nationally rather than with a GP in order to speed up the adoption of online services.
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Get consent 2 txt – MDU
GP practices are being advised to get patients’ explicit consent before communicating with them via text message. Latest advice from the Medical Defence Union warns GPs that sending text messages to patients who have not opted-in to such a service could lead to complaints. The defence body said GP practices were increasingly looking at text […]
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Hants GP wants explicit consent for SCR
A GP practice in Hampshire has recorded opt-out requests for the Summary Care Record from 20% of its patients, having pledged not to upload any records without explicit consent.
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Sweden and GTC build e-health framework
The Global Trust Council (GTC) is in negotiations with the Swedish government to create an internationally recognised e-health framework. The non-profit, international organisation based in Sweden is in talks with the government on how organisations can reduce the risk of fraud through new methods of digital identity verification and how they can improve privacy and […]
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NI rolls out national flu surveillance
The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety and the Business Services Organisation in Northern Ireland is preparing to roll-out a nationwide flu surveillance solution from Apollo Medical Systems. The data extraction query solution, which is in its final stages of development, will be piloted in 12 GP practices before it is rolled out […]
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GP bodies clash on SCR
The Royal College of General Practitioners has publicly backed the Summary Care Record following criticism of its consent model by GP representatives from the British Medical Association. Professor Steve Field and Dr Clare Gerada, chair and vice chair of the RCGP, have written to the BMJ. arguing that the need for a shared record is […]
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GPs urged to be ‘constantly alert’ on privacy
GPs have been advised to be “constantly alert” to potential threats to patient confidentiality and privacy as their representatives back an opt-in model for data sharing. This week’s National Local Medical Committees’ conference supported a five point motion which backed GPs role as data holder for patient records, called for an opt-in approach to transfer […]
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Legal advice on SCR and Spine
GPs have been given medico-legal advice about the implications of using the Summary Care Record and uploading information to the Spine. A series of more than 40 frequently asked questions prepared by NHS Connecting for Health and the Medical Protection Society have been published on the CfH website. Dr Stephanie Bown, MPS director of policy and […]
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Consent back on LMCs’ agenda
Grassroots GPs are to return to the debate for an opt-in approach to the transfer of patient identifiable data and argue that implied consent is insufficient for the release of information on named patients. The outcome of the debate at next month’s national Local Medical Committees’ conference will be a sign of the current feeling […]
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