Scottish GPs to get choice of systems
The Scottish government is to set up a national framework contract for GP systems and launch a procurement for an IT system or systems to replace GPASS, according to its new e-health strategy. The plan means Scottish practices are likely to be brought under a Scottish version of England’s GP Systems of Choice (GPSoC) agreement […]
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NLH to close clinical answers website
The National Library for Health (NLH) is to close its online clinical question and answer service this week despite protests from its users. The Primary Care Question Answering Service has handled more than 6,000 queries from GPs, pharmacists and other primary care staff since it was set up in 2004 but will cease operation from […]
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NHS Direct chooses partners for local care
NHS Direct has selected Pfizer Health Solutions and Humana Europe as its key partners in extending telephone-based care management services to PCTs across the UK later this year. The companies will be working together to introduce new call-centre based care management services, designed specifically for individual PCTs looking for telephone schemes to “reach out to […]
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Caution urged on EPS release two contracts
Community pharmacists have been warned to take care when signing contracts for systems to support release two of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) as some pharmacies have been waiting more than two years for release one systems. The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) said it had been contacted by pharmacists who had signed up for […]
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IC chooses Dotted Eyes for digital mapping
The NHS Information Centre has awarded a four year contract to Geographical information specialist Dotted Eyes to provide digital mapping data to the NHS. The contract provides NHS organisations with a range of digital mapping data products available through a fixed schedule of prices. Ben Allan, managing director of Dotted Eyes, said: “Around 500 NHS […]
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Primary care following Fujitsu
Following the exit of Fujitsu from the NHS IT programme in the South of England, Fiona Barr explores what the implications are for primary care.
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Fujitsu’s exit may hasten systems choice
Long term system choice for GPs could have moved a step nearer with the departure of local service provider (LSP) Fujitsu, according to primary care IT representatives. Last week Connecting for Heath terminated Fujitsu’s £896m contract as LSP for the South, leaving question marks over who might take over and how it will affect development […]
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Opinion Health acquires Pearl Medical
More than 400 GPs provided with a BlackBerry mobile device by Pearl Medical have been told their contract will be cancelled or offered different terms following an acquisition of the company by another firm. Pearl Medical has been acquired by Opinion Health, a market research company targeting the healthcare and pharmaceutical sector and with a […]
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Fujitsu’s £896m NHS IT contract to be terminated
NHS Connecting for Health is to terminate the £896m contract with Fujitsu to upgrade NHS IT systems across the South of England.
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Seetec withdraws from GPSoC
Seetec has announced it is to withdraw from the GP Systems of Choice programme, effective from 30 November, and quit the primary care market. The company said it made the difficult decision following a decline in demand for its primary care system, GP Enterprise. Seetec has been a supplier to the NHS primary care market […]
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