Practices under pressure to go with LSPs’ suppliers
Practices are continuing to face pressure to change to their local service provider’s preferred computer supplier despite an agreement three months ago that aimed to give GPs greater choice, say the leading user groups. Dr Manpreet Pujara, chairman of the National Emis User Group, is to write to all user group members following his concern […]
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Concerns over incomplete patient record transfers
GPs are to be reminded to send all important information when patients move practice after concern that some records are arriving incomplete. The joint RCGP and GPC IT committee is to issue a reminder to GPs via local medical committees after hearing that some practices are sending patient records without important attachments such as scanned […]
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GP database study raises questions about NSAIDS
A database of anonymised GP records run by the University of Nottingham and EMIS has provided the data for a study published this week saying that Ibuprofen and other commonly used painkillers for treating inflammation may increase the risk of heart attack. The study, which appeared in this week’s edition of the BMJ, said patients […]
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Croydon becomes second ETP site
A pharmacy in south London and a primary care outreach centre for refugees have jointly become the second site to go live with Connecting for Health’s electronic transmission of prescriptions (ETP) project. Brigstock Pharmacy in Croydon shares the same site with the Rainbow Medical Centre for refugees and the pharmacy has so far processed between […]
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Choose and Book may get mobile txt reminders
Plans are being drawn up to introduce a national automatic appointment reminder service to cut missed appointments by patients, a problem estimated to cost the NHS up to £250 million a year. The aim is to introduce the system next year as part of Choose and Book, the late-running national electronic appointment booking service. EHI […]
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Patient information site rivals NHS Direct Online
Patient information website patient.co.uk has claimed that it is now as popular as NHS Direct Online, with just under 1.2m visitors received last month. The site, maintained by husband and wife team Dr Tim and Beverley Kenny, contains the same patient information leaflets that health professionals give to patients about any conditions that they are diagnosed with, […]
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Hardware upgrades may swallow Choose and Book money
Incentive money for Choose and Book may be spent on upgrading hardware to allow e-booking to work, as primary care trusts face bills of hundreds of thousands of pounds to bring systems up to scratch. Newcastle PCT estimates that it will have to replace around 400 PCs, while other PCTs say that more than half the […]
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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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E-Health Innovation Awards winners announced
Health technology projects that help diabetic patients, speed up results reporting for X-rays and scans and deliver vital information for organ transplant teams were among the winning entries in the first E-Health Innovation Awards 2005. The awards, organised by Intellect and E-Health Insider, have been designed to highlight the application and use of innovative ICT […]
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E-Health Innovation awards honour primary care
Primary care IT developments were well represented among the winners of the first E-Health Innovation Awards 2005. Projects that help diabetic patients, support and improve the allied health professions’ community services and streamline booking for GP appointments were among the winners who stepped up to receive their trophies. The awards, organised by Intellect and E-Health […]
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