King’s Fund calls for technology use in chronic care
A King’s Fund report into the management of long-term conditions has called for PCTs to put more emphasis on using technology to involve patients in decision-making and self-management. The paper, authored by south London GP Rebecca Rosen and research fellow Sara Corben, recommends that PCTs should train healthcare professionals to point newly-diagnosed patients in the […]
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Call for drug ad ban in Australian prescribing software
A survey of drug advertisements in prescribing software used by Australian doctors found the vast majority of the advertisements broke the industry’s code of conduct and has led to calls for such advertising to be banned. The survey examined the advertisements that appeared on Medical Director software, a package which its suppliers Health Communications Network […]
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Data remember
Data transferred between GP systems must be scrupulously examined for errors. E-Health Insider looks at the issues involved and where the responsibilities lie.
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No show from iSOFT at GP2GP transfer meeting
One of the leading GP system suppliers has been criticised after dropping out of a demonstration of GP2GP record transfer functionality to national GP representatives. iSOFT was due to demonstrate its progress in developing GP2GP functionality alongside GP system suppliers EMIS and InPractice Systems last week at the British Medical Association’s GP committee meeting. However […]
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QoF results publication likely in next two months
Quality and Outcomes Framework results for every practice in England and Scotland are likely to be published on government websites within the next two months, according to the organisations responsible for coordinating the data. An official from the Health and Social Care Information Centre in England, the body that will hold all Quality and Outcomes […]
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NI GPs fear raid on computer money
GPs in Northern Ireland say money earmarked for primary care IT has been subject to huge delays and fear the funds could now be used for non-IT projects. The Northern Ireland LMCs’ conference this week unanimously passed a motion calling for an inquiry into why £5million pledged for primary care IT was not released until […]
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Paper records only opt-out available to patients
The government’s policy allowing patients to opt out of the NHS Care Records Service is based on the decision that patients who do so will not be able to have any computerised records at all, according to the GP who was at the heart of national publicity about the issue last week. Dr Paul Thornton, […]
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Practice manager finds no opt-out from NCRS
A practice manager has tried and failed to prevent her health record, which contains a significant error, being stored in existing databases and the planned national NHS Care Records Service. Helen Wilkinson of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, who manages a practice in West London, has de-registered from the NHS following a long correspondence about the problem. […]
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Northern Ireland announces new health IT strategy
Northern Ireland has announced plans to develop its own electronic care record in a move which has led to calls for a UK-wide IT programme. The ten year plan for health and social services information technology in Northern Ireland was announced by Angela Smith, Northern Ireland health minister. One of the main objectives of the […]
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E-mail mentoring to help budding nurses
The University of East Anglia has set up an e-mail mentoring programme to help 14-15 year-olds from deprived backgrounds who have expressed an interest in entering nursing and other health professions realise their dreams. Students from UEA’s School of Nursing and Midwifery, along with students from the School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice and […]
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