DH launches consultation on QoF
The Department of Health has launched a consultation on its plans for the Quality and Outcomes Framework. The DH is proposing that from April 2009, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) should be put in charge of reviewing existing and new indicators for the QoF, which was originally introduced as part of […]
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Cerner wins contract for UAE national EPR
The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Health has awarded a €48 ($82m) contract to Cerner for a national electronic patient records system.
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GPs see the sun go down on dawn2
Six GP practices have become the first NHS early adopter sites for the new public sector network in Wales. The Public Sector Broadband Aggregation (PSBA) network will provide a single communications and information network for all areas of public service, including local government, health, education and the emergency services. The health sector is the first […]
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GPs say lack of discharge data puts patients at risk
One in four GPs has seen patient safety put at risk in the past six months because hospitals have failed to provide adequate discharge summaries, according to the NHS Alliance. The Alliance says the results of its third annual survey on patient discharge information were particularly disapppointing since a new NHS Standard Contract was introduced […]
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Value of QoF to decline under new deal
NHS Employers and GP representatives have agreed a revamp of the GMS contract which will see the value of the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QoF) decrease over time.
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PRIMIS + launches data discussion board
PRIMIS+ has set up an online discussion board to raise awareness of common issues and publicise best practice amongst those using shared records. The Data Recording board, which is receiving funding from PRIMIS’ “core budget”, is open to all PRIMIS+ facilitators and anyone who is recording or using community data. Users must first register to […]
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MPs call for overhaul of quality framework
The Department of Health should revamp the Quality and Outcomes Framework to give more weight to health outcomes and less to activity, MPs have said.
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Nicholson highlights GP data risks
The Information Commissioner has identified GPs as a data security risk, according to David Nicholson, chief executive of the NHS. Nicholson has written to NHS chief executives, asking them to check that their organisations are encrypting removable data and re-emphasising that information risk management should be high on their agendas. In the letter, Nicholson also […]
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Pringle outlines future of PRIMIS +
The strategic director of PRIMIS + has said that the organisation is looking to add value to its CHART audit software, in order to enhance benefits for primary care trusts. Speaking at the annual PRIMIS + conference in Nottingham, Professor Mike Pringle acknowledged that CHART is “clunky” and said that it is “very keen” to […]
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NHSmail migration to Exchange deferred
NHS Connecting for Health has written to strategic health authorities to tell them that NHSmail’s planned migration to the Microsoft Exchange platform is being deferred.
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