Cabinet Office blocks Capita contract
Torbay CCG buys Contract+ for practices
Twenty GP practices in Torquay, Paignton and Brixham are using Contract+ to monitor their QOF performance and improve the management of patients with long term conditions.
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BMJ Group buys GP software company
The BMJ Group has entered the primary care software market with the acquisition of Informatica Systems Ltd.
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CSC to supply SystmOne under GPSoC
Computer Sciences Corporation has signed a framework agreement with NHS Connecting for Health to supply TPP’s SystmOne under the GP Systems of Choice initiative. SystmOne has also been approved as meeting CfH’s standards for a hosted solution. The signing of the framework agreement with CfH marks the end of a long period of negotiations with CSC […]
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London RiO upgrades remain on hold
Upgrades to the RiO community and mental health system remain on hold in London, despite a two week deadline to fix problems, which passed a fortnight ago. As first reported by E-Health Insider on 14 May, BT provided upgrades to version 5.1 of RiO were suspended at all NHS trusts in London after a series […]
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Extend phone outreach: expert group
NHS Direct and NHS walk-in centres could provide more telephone-based outreach services to patients with long term conditions, according to a new report. The Expert Group on Access to Primary Care, chaired by a GP and backed by decision support software suppliers Clinical Solutions, has published a series of recommendations aimed at improving access to […]
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London runs reverse auctions for care
The London Procurement Programme has carried out a number of online reverse auctions for care for patients who are physically frail, mentally ill and requiring end of life care. The LPP, which was established by NHS London to maximise its purchasing power, conducted the auctions on behalf of the capital’s 31 primary care trusts. The […]
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RiO upgrades suspended in London
Moves to upgrade NHS organisations in London to the latest NHS Spine-connected version of the RiO community and mental health system have been suspended after a series of performance problems.
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Capita wins quality mark contract
The Department of Health has appointed Capita to manage the Information Standard accreditation scheme that is due to be launched later this summer. The contract is the second big information win for Capita in the past year. Last July, the outsourcing specialist won the contract to run NHS Choices for three years, taking over from […]
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