NHS not making enough use of technology
The NHS is failing to make use of everyday technology such as e-mail to deliver reponsive and convenient patient services.
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Information prescriptions to be linked to electronic records
The Department of Health is this week expected to set out its vision for information prescriptions that are linked to electronic patient records and a national accredited information system based within NHS Choices.
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NICE to overhaul QoF
The Quality and Outcomes Framework (QoF) is to be overhauled to focus on indicators which have the greatest impact on health and are proven to be cost-effective, according to Lord Darzi. The health minister and author of the government’s NHS Next Stage Review told Parliament’s Health Committee that the National Institute for Clinical Effectiveness (NICE) […]
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GPs shape the future of health IT
In the latest column from NHS Connecting for Health, Peter Short, one of the agency’s national clinical leads for GPs, discusses some key issues for the profession.
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Access to NHS care records may be widened
The Department of Health is to review extending access to the NHS Care Records Service to non-NHS staff, and bodies including private sector organisations.
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QRisk could cut heart disease
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) has recommended that the QRisk formula for identifying those most at risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) replace the current guidance in England and Wales QRisk is an online calculator which works out a patient’s risk of getting CVD, created by doctors and academics from the QResearch board […]
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North Tees emergency unit opens with wireless
Emergency staff at the University Hospital of North Tees are using wireless technology to treat patients at their bedside and monitor bed occupancy in the hospital’s new emergency assessment unit. The new unit uses the trust’s wireless network to allow staff to use a mobile workstation at the patient’s bedside. An electronic whiteboard has also […]
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NICE looks at pathways to electronic guidance
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is looking at new ways of providing its guidance electronically – and wants clinicians’ help to get it right. NICE is currently recruiting users of its guidance to a virtual community providing feedback on its electronic guidance access project (EGAP). If a pilot programme running until […]
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Patient UK website launches interactive forum
EMIS has announced that its health information website, Patient UK, is launching a new interactive forum, called Patient Experience, to encourage more people to share their real-life experiences. The website already attracts over 2.5m monthly visitors and the GP clinical software supplier feels that now is the right time to open the site up to […]
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Online service launched for antenatal screening
A new web-based antenatal screening service has been launched to supplement screening available on the NHS. Genio, which offers antenatal screening for a wide range of conditions, was launched this month by Capex Health Services. Its directors believe that it is the first online service of its kind in the UK, but stress that they […]
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