GP2GP out-of-date medical records concern
GP practices that have moved from a GP2GP compliant system but left it connected to the Spine have been inadvertently sending patient records to other practices which could be out-of-date. The error came to light after it was discovered that some practices that have moved from INPS Vision 3 or EMIS LV 5.2 have retained live GP2GP […]
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How CfH could make my day
In his latest column grassroots GP Dr Neil Paul offers suggestions to Connecting for Health on making GPs’ lives easier.
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GPs shape the future of health IT
In the latest column from NHS Connecting for Health, Peter Short, one of the agency’s national clinical leads for GPs, discusses some key issues for the profession.
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Primary care following Fujitsu
Following the exit of Fujitsu from the NHS IT programme in the South of England, Fiona Barr explores what the implications are for primary care.
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GP2GP hits 100,000 transfers
Connecting for Health has announced that GP2GP has now completed over 100,000 electronic health record transfers. To date, 149 primary care trusts – more than 4,000 practices – are using the clinical systems EMIS LV 5.2 and INPS Vision 3 to transfer records between GP practices. GP2GP enables patients’ electronic health records to be transferred […]
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GP contract to continue IT DES payments
GP practices will be able to continue to claim for work done under the IM&T directed enhanced service (DES) for another 12 months, as part of the GP contract settlement for 2008/9. The agreement to extend the DES until the end of March 2009 means practices already registered to take part in the scheme will be […]
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GP systems create £1.6m in recurrent savings
More than 600 GP systems had been installed under the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) by the end of March last year creating recurring savings of £1.6m, according to figures from the Department of Health (DH). The DH’s first annual benefits statement shows that 632 GP systems had been installed by March 2007, which the […]
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GP2GP exceeding targets
Connecting for Health’s GP2GP record transfer project is meeting its targets ahead of schedule and expects to reach 100,000 record transfers by the end of March. Latest figures from the project show that by 19 February the software had been installed in 3500 practices, five weeks ahead of the target date. The GP2GP project team […]
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The frustrations of GP e-mail
In the first of a new series of columns from a grassroots GP, Dr Neil Paul describes his experiences with e-mail.
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