Derbyshire GPs say information poor on system choice
GPs in Derbyshire whose practices have switched to the GP clinical system TPP offered by their local service provider (LSP) have claimed they were not well informed about available choices for system change. In a survey carried out by Derbyshire Local Medical Committee information about system choice scored worst out of the ten areas covered […]
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Patient records excluded from new data sharing bill
New legislation to allow data sharing between the public and private sectors were unveiled by the government yesterday, but NHS patient records are excluded from the laws. The Serious Crime Bill will let anti-fraud agencies access personal information including pay, tax, pension and benefit records. It will exclude some sensitive personal data, including all NHS patient […]
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Proposals for wider data sharing to be unveiled
The government is to make it easier for different department systems to share information about individuals currently held on separate databases. The move is expected to be presented as a pragmatic way to improve the delivery of public services and follows a government policy review of public services, headed by Work and Pensions secretary John […]
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Report must ‘signal the end of the line for GPASS’
A long-awaited independent report on GPASS ‘must signal the end of the line’ for Scotland’s most commonly used GP system, BMA Scotland’s IT representative said today. After seeing a draft version of the pending Deloitte report on ‘General Practice Information Technology Options’, Dr Stuart Scott, deputy chairman and IT lead for the BMA’s Scottish General […]
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Apollo patient data mining software may breach DPA
A primary care IM&T adviser has recommended that GP practices do not use Department of Health supplied software to extract data for a patient survey because of concerns over patient confidentiality. Dr Simon Barton, GP IM&T adviser for Cornwall, wrote to all practices after the DH issued instructions to practices on how to use software […]
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Children’s services system wins national IT award
The West Lothian Community Health and Care Partnership (CHCP) has won the Local Government IT Excellence Award for its ‘C-Me’ project, designed to improve the delivery of services to children in the region. West Lothian CHCP beat off competition from Hertfordshire County Council and East Riding of Yorkshire Council to scoop the prize for its […]
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Ambulance trusts join map data sharing deal
Ambulance trusts in England will now have the opportunity to share geographical data with other trusts as part of a deal between the Health and Social Care Information Centre and Ordnance Survey. The Ordnance Survey has announced that 31 ambulance trusts will now be able to join the agreement, signed in November 2005. They will […]
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Information sharing protocol to be devised
A single information sharing protocol for health and adult social care staff is to be developed by the end of the year by the Department of Health and Connecting for Health’s Care Record Development Board together with patients and service users. The forthcoming protocol is one of three measures announced by the Cabinet Office’s Better […]
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Graphnet says 45 PCTs now using Xtract
Graphnet Health has announced that 45 primary care trusts in England are in the process of implementing its data extraction software, Xtract. The software is designed to enable clinical data from GP systems to be accurately and securely extracted and then, subject to local data sharing agreements, used by other health professionals within a local […]
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Mental health data sharing installed in Cornwall
IMS MAXIMS has announced the installation of a system to enable sharing of mental health data across a number of sites in Cornwall in order to support the National Service Framework. The system, installed in November, covers 300 NHS trust staff is planned to be extended to over 1000 users in the New Year. It […]
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