Wales starts summary record project
Out of hours clinicians in Gwent are to have access to an emergency summary care record in a project which is expected to eventually cover the whole of Wales. The Emergency Health Record (EHR) to be used in Gwent from this month closely mirrors the emergency care summary project in Scotland as well as elements […]
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Choose and Book set to miss 90% referral target
The Department of Health’s target for 90% of referrals to be made through Choose and Book by next March looks almost certain to be missed, as latest figures reveal every strategic health authority is behind schedule. The statistics show that while the average percentage of bookings made through the system is now 27%, many primary […]
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500 EMIS practices to get electronic record transfers
NHS Connecting for Health is to roll out GP2GP record transfer to another 500 practices by the end of March next year. CfH has signed a contract with GP computer supplier EMIS to install its software and carry out training for 250 EMIS practices by the end of the year and a further 250 practices […]
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Hants and IOW share records for 1.5 million patients
Hospital and GP records for 1.5 million patients are to be available for the NHS to share in a ground-breaking project launched ahead of the national NHS Care Records Service. The Clinical Data Repository (CDR) set up by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Strategic Health Authority has gone live this month with GP records for […]
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GPC backs record transfer rollout plans
GP representatives have approved plans to rollout GP2GP record transfer between practices using the same system which they say could make GP2GP widely available for some system users by the end of the year. The British Medical Association’s General Practitioner Committee last week debated whether incremental versions of GP2GP should be implemented as they become […]
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GP-to-GP record transfer roll-out slows
The second pilot site for GP2GP transfer of patient records is due to get underway next week but rollout of the full scheme to all practices in England could take longer than expected. In Practice Systems has completed testing of its GP2GP solution with Connecting for Health and its pilot, involving eight practices on the […]
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Graphnet says 45 PCTs now using Xtract
Graphnet Health has announced that 45 primary care trusts in England are in the process of implementing its data extraction software, Xtract. The software is designed to enable clinical data from GP systems to be accurately and securely extracted and then, subject to local data sharing agreements, used by other health professionals within a local […]
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GP2GP transfer to pilot next month in Gateshead
Nine practices in Gateshead PCT are to become the first in England to pilot GP2GP transfer of records next month. The joint IT committee of the British Medical Association’s GP committee and the Royal College of General Practitioners has given its go ahead for the live implementation of GP2GP record transfer in the PCT. Dr […]
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GP2GP transfers: the benefits and limitations
GP2GP electronic transfers of records are much quicker than their paper-based equivalents, but they won’t eliminate the need for paper transfers in the short to medium term, the British Computer Society primary healthcare specialist group heard at its summer conference. Chris Leary, Connecting for Health project manager for GP2GP transfers, gave a detailed account of […]
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InPractice Systems set to sign for the South
Fujitsu Alliance, Local Service Provider for the Southern cluster, looks set to finalise contract negotiations with InPractice Systems to supply a version of its Vision 3 system as the ‘alternative’ GP software solution, E-Health Insider has learned. A communication from a Strategic Health Authority chief information officer in the South received by EHI last week […]
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