A year in review
GP2GP can reveal hidden data
GPs have been warned that patient data hidden in electronic records is likely to be revealed when records are transferred via GP2GP or on paper. The BMA’s General Practitioner Committee said GP clinical systems have differing functionality to enable GPs to restrict access to elements of patients’ records if patients request it, either to certain […]
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EMIS Web accreditation slips to January
EMIS Web is likely to receive NHS Connecting for Health accreditation in January, EMIS has announced. The company told the annual meeting of the EMIS National User Group last week that CfH accreditation is now due in January, rather than in November as it predicted earlier this summer. The long-awaited next generation system from EMIS, […]
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Docs call for clinical review of NPfIT
The British Medical Association’s annual representative meeting has called for a clinically led review of the National Programme for IT in the NHS and for more action to protect patient privacy.
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World wide EMIS Web
EMIS is not backward about coming forward with its next generation system, EMIS Web. Fiona Barr reports.
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EMIS unveils EMIS Web
Leading GP IT system supplier EMIS has unveiled its next generation IT system EMIS Web, ahead of an official launch in the autumn.
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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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EMIS Web to receive CfH approval by autumn
EMIS Web, the next generation clinical system from GP system supplier EMIS, is likely to get NHS Connecting for Health assurance approval by September or October.
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Call to scrap ‘illegal’ NHS patient database
A quarter of all government databases, including NHS Detailed Care Records Service and NHS CRS Secondary Uses Service, are illegal and should be scrapped or redesigned, a major new report on government databases has claimed. Serious concerns are also raised about the NHS Summary Care Record Service, and its potential for abuse, with an independent […]
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Data sharing clause 152 dropped
The government has dropped its controversial plans to make it easier to share personal data across Whitehall departments. Justice Secretary Jack Straw has announced that he has asked for clause 152 of the Coroners and Justice Bill to be withdrawn from the legislation to allow for further consultation. The clause prompted widespread concern among privacy bodies […]
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