Electronic flu vaccine notifications service expanded
A service which sends information about flu vaccinations electronically from pharmacies to GP practices has been expanded ahead of winter.
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Pharmacies to share flu vaccine data with GPs after successful pilot
The programme was rolled out nationally following a pilot in Leeds involving 113 pharmacies using PharmOutcomes and 83 GP practices using SystmOne.
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Flu vaccine data to be shared between GPs and pharmacies
The pilot in Leeds sees electronic notifications about patients who have had their flu jab in a pharmacy sent to their GP via clinical systems.
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University Hospital Southampton introduces instant alert app for flu
The app means staff are able to ensure prompt isolation and management of those affected to speed up access to appropriate treatment.
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Doctors helped to build and launch own healthcare apps
Doctors will now be able to build and launch their own health apps through a toolkit developed by UK digital health specialists, Inhealthcare.
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Cambridge spread ‘flu’ through phones
Cambridge University researchers have developed software for mobile phones to ‘infect’ others to simulate the spread of flu.
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NHS Direct has terrible winter
Some patients calling NHS Direct had to wait more than 24 hours to speak to a nurse during the Christmas period, it has been revealed.
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NHS Choices sees jump in flu searches
The number of people using the NHS Choices website to look for information on flu is up tenfold on last year.
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EMIS provides free flu monitoring tool
EMIS has launched a free flu surveillance tool that it says will allow GPs to compare their flu and vaccination uptake rates with those of other surgeries.
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