Off the record
A group of well-known privacy campaigners have the GP Extraction Service in their sights. Lis Evenstad reports from the launch of medConfidential.
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EHI interview: Andrew Fenton
One of NHS Central Southern CSU’s associated directors believes that commissioning support units can overcome their challenges and deliver for their clinical commissioning customers. He talks to Fiona Barr.
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Take part in The Big EPR Survey
As part of its The Big EPR Debate, EHI is launching a survey looking at the building blocks of an electronic patient record and the best way to get them in place.
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The Big EPR Debate: the first 100 comments
The Big EPR Debate has triggered a lively discussion on how to make progress on electronic patient records in England. Lyn Whitfield rounds up the themes of the first 100 or so responses.
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Another CSU collapses
The Surrey and Sussex Commissioning Support Unit will close down and look for options to merge with other organisations.
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Bryant backs The Big EPR Debate
Beverley Bryant, NHS England’s director of strategic systems and technology, has urged EHI readers to take part in The Big EPR Debate and influence June’s guidance on electronic patient records.
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Kelsey hails breakthrough for care.data
Tim Kelsey, the national director of patients and information, has claimed a breakthrough in linking-up data flows between secondary and primary care.
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Further call for halt on NHS 111
NHS Clinical Commissioners has called for a halt to the NHS 111 roll-out, as NHS England admits there are lessons to be learned.
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Standards Board splits in two
The Information Standards Board for Health and Social Care is being replaced by two new organisations.
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The Big EPR Debate begins
The NHS is being urged to adopt electronic patient records as the foundation for going paperless. EHI editor Jon Hoeksma says it’s time for EHI readers to define EPRs and how to achieve them; to avoid past mistakes.
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