‘Postcode lottery’ for GP IT
GPs are at risk of a “postcode lottery” of IT support that will affect practice performance and ultimately patient care, a negotiator for the BMA’s GP Committee warns.
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Massive disparities in GP IT spend
Expenditure on GP IT varies enormously nationwide from between just 50p per head of population in Wiltshire to nearly £10 in Liverpool.
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Southern CSU focuses on intelligence
NHS South Commissioning Support Unit will focus on making valuable intelligence readily available to commissioners and managing their external IT contracts, its chief information officer says.
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CCGs get £186m for IT
Primary care contractor IT plans out
The NHS Commissioning Board will commission access to national IT services for primary care contractors; who will be responsible for implementation and training.
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GP IT faces anxious start to 2013
Primary care IT leaders have expressed concern about the late decisions that are being made on who will be responsible for GP IT in the future.
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CCGs to commission GP IT this month
Clinical commissioning groups are expected to commission GP IT services from commissioning support units or other providers by the end of this month.
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No big change for GP IT – Hakin
New GP IT arrangements are likely to see staff that currently provide GP IT support in primary care trusts delivering the same service as part of commissioning support units.
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INPS and EMIS to supply GP IT in Wales
NHS Wales has agreed a framework agreement with GP practice suppliers EMIS and INPS to provide a managed IT service to the country’s GPs, EHI Primary Care understands.
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Budget for GP IT lands with CCGs
Clinical commissioning groups will have responsibility for GP IT, but the funding arrangements for this new role remain unclear.
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