SCR may have London roll out
The head of the London Programme for IT has admitted that the ‘one size fits all’ approach to deploying Cerner Millennium was a “mistake”. Speaking at E-Health Insider Live ’09, Kevin Jarrold said a “significantly different” approach was being taken at Kingston Hospital and St George’s Hospital NHS trusts, which are due to go live […]
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Dr Maureen Baker, Caldicott Guardian for NHS Connecting for Health, outlines new guidance on the use of the Personal Demographics Service.
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SCR data accreditation ‘to be dropped’
NHS Connecting for Health looks likely to drop the requirement for GP practice data to be accredited before Summary Care Records are created and uploaded to the Spine. Practices are currently required to have completed component two of the IM&T directed enhanced service on data accreditation or a local equivalent before data is uploaded. However, Dr […]
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New hope for HealthSpace
NHS Connecting for Health is hoping to be given the green light to develop new functionality for HealthSpace, according to the personal health portal’s clinical director.
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Vision 3 secures SCR roll out approval
INPS’s Vision 3 system has received full roll-out approval for the Summary Care Record, NHS Connecting for Health has announced. Approval of Vision 3 means all of the four leading GP system suppliers in England are now approved for their SCR applications, covering more than 90% of GP practices in England. CfH said INPS’s Vision 3 […]
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EMIS Web accreditation slips to January
EMIS Web is likely to receive NHS Connecting for Health accreditation in January, EMIS has announced. The company told the annual meeting of the EMIS National User Group last week that CfH accreditation is now due in January, rather than in November as it predicted earlier this summer. The long-awaited next generation system from EMIS, […]
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Region-wide SCR campaigns discussed
NHS Connecting for Health is hoping to launch region-wide public information campaigns for the Summary Care Record programme. CfH’s SCR team has been given ministerial approval to investigate NHS interest in much wider-scale publicity programmes than have been run so far. Dr Gillian Braunold, clinical lead for the SCR programme, said wider public information campaigns would […]
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CfH consults on future of GP systems
Connecting for Health has begun a consultation on what stakeholders want from GP systems and work on an enhanced roadmap for GP Systems of Choice.
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SCR evaluation data shows added value
Data from the evaluation of the Summary Care Record shows the SCR sometimes adds value in out-of-hours consultations but so far has made a limited contribution in secondary care, according to a report presented to Connecting for Health.
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