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Virtual groups make involvement reality
GP practices can develop virtual patient participation groups to meet the requirements of the latest incentive scheme for patient involvement, the BMA and NHS Employers have said.
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DH and BMA say as you were on SCR
Primary care trusts will be allowed to create and upload Summary Care Records so long as GP practices agree, the Department of Health and the BMA have agreed.
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Pharmacists may get access to patient care records
The government has announced it will investigate how community pharmacy access to the NHS Care Records Service could be achieved. The news comes despite BMA concerns about the impact on patient confidentiality of extending access to an additional professional group working in the commercial sector. The newly-published white paper on community pharmacy, Pharmacy in England: […]
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Essex River implement remote access for radiologists
Radiologists at the Essex Rivers Healthcare NHS Trust are able to view PACS images remotely thanks to a new secure remote access solution from infrastructure specialists Eurodata. The trust wanted a solution that would help to make access to images faster and available from any PC, not just the desktops within the hospital site. Until […]
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Ending the ‘rough ride’ for health informaticians
People who choose to work in health informatics have had a ‘fairly rough ride’ with no obvious career pathways and inappropriate remuneration, according to the chair of the first elected UK Council for Health Informatics Professionals. Speaking at a reception to celebrate the elected UKCHIP’s inaugural meeting, Dr Glyn Hayes, explained the difficulties health informaticians […]
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NHS pensions proposals get the thumbs-down
Proposals to raise the NHS retirement age from 60 to 65 and change the method for calculating pensions received a big thumbs-down from health unions this week. However, the proposals also include a section on widening the scheme to bring in employees who work for private contractors providing NHS services, a development that could prove […]
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Live Testing of NHS Electronic Staff Records Begins
The live testing of a new national pay and personnel system for the, was launched on Friday at University Hospital Birmingham by Health Minister, Lord Philip Hunt. The National Shared Services Initiative’s Electronic Staff Record (ESR) will deliver an integrated human resources and payroll system across England and Wales, replacing the range of outdated systems […]
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