Care.data publicity ‘not adequate’ – GPC
The practice-based publicity campaign around care.data is “not adequate” and wider awareness raising activities will take place before extractions begin, the BMA’s General Practitioners Committee says.
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Inquiries needed into NHS 111 ‘disgrace’
The government should announce a parliamentary inquiry into the chaotic contracting and deployment of NHS 111, a BMA spokesperson says.
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Dr Chaand Nagpaul new GPC chair
‘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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BMA calls to halt NHS 111
GP leaders have called on the government to delay the launch of NHS 111, claiming patient safety is being sacrificed for a political deadline.
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NHS 111 in ‘total meltdown’
The Manchester NHS 111 service went into “total meltdown” on its first night and the BMA’s General Practitioners’ Committee has called for a halt of further go-lives to protect patient safety.
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GP contract to reward records access
The Government’s proposed GP contract changes will include new payments for GPs who offer patients online access to their health records.
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EHI Awards 2011: Big plus points
NHS South of Tyne and Wear’s GPC+ won the ‘most promising IT for GP-led commissioning’ category of the EHI Awards 2011 in association with BT. Fiona Barr reports.
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GPC warns on ‘privatised’ commissioning
The BMA GPC has become the latest body to come out against the Health and Social Care Bill, and voiced concern about the back-door privatisation of commissioning.
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More GP leaders raise concerns about 111
The BMA’s General Practitioner Committee is to consider its position on NHS 111 after one of its members called for a halt to the programme.
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