Agencies adopting telecare strategies
A national survey looking at how local authorities have responded to the telecare policy agenda and the government’s Preventative Technology Grant has found that over half now have a local strategy in place. The survey was led by the Independent project, a consortium of academics, housing and social care providers and industry representatives. It found […]
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Use technology more for home care, says report
A report looking at the amount of time professional carers should give to patients with long term conditions has encouraged trusts and local authorities to make better use of existing telecare technology. The report, by the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI), titled “Time to Care?” says that many people find their care workers are too […]
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Bucking the trend
Sunderland PCT is on course to deliver the March 2007 target of 90% of referrals through Choose and Book. EHIPC discovers how.
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Half of PCT IT staff left in the dark over mergers
A telephone poll of newly merged primary care trusts by EHI Primary Care has revealed that almost half of the 40 PCTs contacted do not yet have plans in place for their individual IT departments. EHI Primary Care contacted trusts prior to them merging on Sunday and found that most had not got past appointing new […]
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Hosted INPS and iSoft accredited by CfH
Two hosted GP practice systems have so far received accreditation from NHS Connecting for Health. INPS Vision 3 Enterprise edition, as offered by the Capital Care Alliance in the London cluster and iSoft Synergy Enterprise, as offered by Accenture in the North Eastern and Eastern clusters, have met CfH’s requirements for hosted systems under the […]
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500 EMIS practices to get electronic record transfers
NHS Connecting for Health is to roll out GP2GP record transfer to another 500 practices by the end of March next year. CfH has signed a contract with GP computer supplier EMIS to install its software and carry out training for 250 EMIS practices by the end of the year and a further 250 practices […]
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Keep old records when migrating, BMA warns
GP representatives have issued advice to practices considering moving to central servers, including guidance about migration of patient lists. The British Medical Association’s General Practitioner Committee ‘strongly recommends’ that practices arrange for a recent backup tape to be loaded onto the central server they are considering switching to before committing to the system change so […]
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South Worcestershire signs for Care Enhance Call Centre
South Worcestershire Primary Care Trust has selected an advanced call centre triage system for its GP out-of-hours (OOH) service which it also plans to use for remotely managing patients with long term conditions. The new system, called the Care Enhance Call Centre (CECC) will enable the out-of-hours service provider to triage any calls they receive directing callers to the […]
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INPS Vision 4 to be London’s core GP solution
INPS’s Vision 4 is to be the core primary care solution offered to practices in London. The decision to opt for INPS (formerly In Practice Systems) as the preferred supplier in the capital is outlined in two letters to primary care trust chief executives from BT and London NHS chief executive David Nicholson yesterday. Patrick […]
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QoF scores rise in Scottish practices
GP practices in Scotland have increased their performance under the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QoF) this year, earning 1026 points out of a possible 1050 points available. The achievement, worth approximately £128,000 for a practice with average list size and disease prevalence, means Scottish practices have earned more than 97% of the points available this […]
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