RCGP sets out principles for SEPRs
The Royal College of General Practitioners has published a report on the implementation and use of shared electronic patient records systems (SEPRs) in primary care. ‘Informing Shared Clinical Care’, which was commissioned by NHS Connecting for Health, details 16 key principles that it says should be “the first step” towards creating guidelines for SEPRs. It […]
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One in three don’t collect anti-virals
More than one in three people have failed to collect their anti-viral medicine after being issued with an authorisation number by the National Pandemic Flu Service, according to latest statistics. Figures published by the Department of Health for the first two weeks of the NPFS show that out of 511,282 people who completed assessment on […]
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GP bodies clash on SCR
The Royal College of General Practitioners has publicly backed the Summary Care Record following criticism of its consent model by GP representatives from the British Medical Association. Professor Steve Field and Dr Clare Gerada, chair and vice chair of the RCGP, have written to the BMJ. arguing that the need for a shared record is […]
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QResearch pioneer honoured
A GP who set up the QResearch database, using anonymised data from around 10m patients registered at EMIS practices, has been honoured for her work. Professor Julia Hippisley-Cox, professor of clinical epidemiology and general practice at Nottingham University, had been awarded the John Fry Silver Medal by the Royal College of GPs. The medal commemorates […]
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What is in store for QoF?
The GP in charge of recommending changes to the Quality and Outcomes Framework tells Sarah Bruce what is on the agenda.
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New logo identifies safe online pharmacy
One in four GPs have treated patients for adverse reactions to medicines bought online, according to a survey. The poll of 483 GPs carried out by GP newspaper found that 25% reported treating patients for adverse reactions to drugs bought on the web and a further 8% said they may have done so. Dr Bill […]
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GPs to be revalidated online
All GPs will be expected to complete an electronic portfolio for revalidation from April 2010, according to the Royal College of General Practitioners guide to revalidation published this week.
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Consultation begins on national GP data extraction
The Information Centre has announced it is beginning consultations with stakeholders for a new data extraction system that will record and analyse local GP activities to improve patient care and target NHS resources more effectively. GP extraction service (GPES) will be a centrally-managed primary care data extraction and analysis tool which will obtain information from […]
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GP2GP transfer software installed in 2000 practices
Connecting for Health has announced that it has rolled out GP2GP record transfer software to its two thousandth practice and transferred more than 25,000 records using the software. The two milestones for the project mean that nearly one in four English GP practices now has access to GP2GP. So far the rollout only involves practices […]
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New post-Shipman information guidelines issued
The government has released new guidelines on the use of information to ensure NHS organisations have systems and processes in place to protect patient safety. The guidelines form part of the Safeguarding Patients report, released yesterday in response to the fifth Shipman inquiry report, initially released in December 2004. This week’s report also takes into account […]
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