NHS e-Referral Service hits 100m bookings since 2005 launch
Launched in 2005, the service allows patients or clinicians to book appointments in hospital or other care settings online.
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East Suffolk and North Essex saves hours thanks to automation technology
The technology includes three ‘virtual workers’, which actively monitor incoming referrals from the national GP eRS in real-time, 24 hours a day.
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England’s acute trusts beat deadline for e-Referrals switch
In an announcement made at NHS Expo – currently taking place in Manchester – it was revealed 150 acute hospital trusts and 7,110 GP practices have moved to the NHS e-Referral Service (e-RS) for sending and receiving all first outpatient appointments.
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North of England rip up paper referrals ahead of October deadline
A total of 47 acute hospital trusts and 2,479 GP practices have now switched, almost five weeks ahead of the deadline, NHS Digital has confirmed.
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GPs refuse to support electronic referrals over patient care fears
Kent Local Medical Committee (LMC) has written an open letter to NHS Digital and a number of Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG) it will not support the switch off of paper referral systems
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New GP contract promises £10m e-referrals investment
A new agreed GP contract for 2018/19 has ensured extra £10m will be spent on implementation of the NHS electronic referrals service (e-RS) to ensure the service is available at every practice by October 2018.
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NHS providers given financial incentive to move to e-referrals
Provider trusts will now only receive payment for outpatient appointments for which the referral was made electronically, in a change intended to encourage use of the NHS e-Referral Service (e-RS).
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Mobile health and app news in brief
This month’s round-up of mobile and app news includes the introduction of free wi-fi at Leeds Teaching Hospitals and a mobile e-referral solution for therapists at Nottingham Hospitals.
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GP e-consultations get £45m fund
A £45 million national programme will be introduced for GPs to increase uptake of online consultations with patients.
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Ireland races to implement health IT
Ireland has created an Individual Health Identifier for all patients and implemented an e-referral system in half of all its hospitals, over the past six months
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