‘No deadline’ for care.data roll-out
There is no new date set for the national deployment of the care.data programme after the government announced a six month delay to the go-live earlier this year.
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King’s Fund warns crisis “inevitable”
A financial crisis in the NHS is “inevitable” by 2015-16 or even sooner, the King’s Fund has warned in a report that says money must be found for transformation and for trusts in trouble.
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Pharmacists want SCR access
Access to the Summary Care Record is essential, a community pharmacist has said as NHS England considers launching a pilot scheme.
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Central Eastern CSU to shut its doors
The Central Eastern Commissioning Support Unit has decided to close down in October 2014, despite being financially viable for the next two years. This will bring the total number of CSUs down to 15.
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E-referrals to go live in November
The NHS e-referrals service will go live in November this year after having undergone several rounds of testing, the Health and Social Care Information Centre has said.
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GPs to offer hotline for patient care
The Department of Health and NHS England will launch a ‘Proactive Care Programme’ in September 2014 in order to develop personalised care for patients with complex needs.
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500 GP practices to pilot care.data
Between 100 and 500 GP practices will trial care.data in a phased roll out beginning this autumn, NHS England has announced.
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DH rolls back GP records access promise
The government’s pledge to give patients online access to their GP records by March 2015 has been scaled back again, with practices now only required to have a plan to provide access by the deadline.
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Challenge Fund pilots announced
NHS England has unveiled details of the 20 GP projects that will benefit from the £50m Challenge Fund to improve access to primary care.
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CQRS error hits GP QOF payments
An error in the Calculating Quality Reporting Service calculation has led to GPs missing out on thousands of pounds of Quality and Outcomes Framework points in the 2013-14 financial year.
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