Brought to book
GP Mark Davies, clinical lead for the National Programme for IT’s Choose and Book programme, argues the case for Choose and Book and says criticism is unfounded.
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UCLH goes live
UCLH is the first to go live with Carecast from IDX; what can other trusts learn from the experience? E-Health Insider speaks to chief executive Robert Naylor.
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IT input for nurses
E-Health Insider speaks to Sharon Levy from the RCN about what steps NPfIT needs to take to engage with nurses, and how the RCN is planning to argue the case for the profession.
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MPs told ETP plans may jeopardise patient choice
Pharmacist representatives have told MPs that plans to allow GPs and other prescribers to nominate a patient’s pharmacy for electronic transmission of prescriptions (ETP) will jeopardise patient choice. The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) is lobbying the Department of Health and the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) to change the system so that choice of […]
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NPfIT urged to communicate with nurses
The Royal College of Nursing have called for better communication between nursing staff and the National Programme for IT, and have offered to help the programme reach out and talk to them. Sharon Levy, Informatics Adviser at the RCN, speaking at the ‘Practical Steps to Implementation of NPfIT’ conference in London, said that nurses "have to […]
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Pessimism rife among doctors about NPfIT’s benefits
The latest Medix-UK survey, co-sponsored by E-Health Insider, shows that three years into the NHS National Programme for IT confidence in and enthusiasm for the programme has declined among NHS doctors, with a particularly sharp fall among GPs. Most doctors still believe that the national programme is an important priority for the NHS, though levels […]
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Can you keep a secret?
Subtle changes in the way patient confidentiality in electronic health records is handled slipped out last week. E-Health Insider looks at their implications.
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£95m package to boost e-booking uptake
Primary care trusts (PCTs) that offer a choice of hospital treatment to non-emergency patients through the electronic ‘choose and book’ system will be rewarded under a new £95m scheme announced today by health secretary, John Reid. A new package of funds is designed to speed up the implementation of the government’s commitment that by 31 […]
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Joining forces
David Grigsby of LiquidLogic puts the case for the importance of IT in multi-agency working, and what problems must be overcome for successful implementation.
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CRDB conference stokes debate on patient awareness
E-Health Insider reports on the Care Records Development Board’s first conference, in London, which aimed to address the tough questions on patient confidentiality and public knowledge of electronic health records. “I think we have a job on our hands," observed the chair of the National Programme for IT’s Care Records Development Board (CRDB), surveying […]
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