EMIS loads first SCRs
IT computer supplier EMIS has uploaded its first Summary Care Records to the Spine, as all six early adopter primary care trusts are going live with the SCR. West Heath Surgery in NHS South Birmingham began uploading records two weeks ago and has created just over 3,200 SCRs so far, NHS Connecting for Health has confirmed. […]
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Three more early adopters for Lorenzo
E-Health Insider has identified an NHS acute trust, a primary care trust and a mental health services trust as the next adopters of Lorenzo regional care.
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50 practices to trial Welsh e-referrals
Almost 50 GP practices in Wales will shortly become early adopters for the Welsh electronic referral system, Informing Healthcare has announced. The practices will use the new Welsh Clinical Communications Gateway, a version of the Scottish Care Information Gateway already used in Scotland for 97% of referrals. The 46 practices in Cardiff and the Vale […]
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INPS warns of possible QoF problems
Around 20% of GP practices in the UK may have errors in their end of year returns for the Quality and Outcomes Framework because of a fault in their INPS system, it has emerged. INPS issued a fix for the fault on Thursday and has advised all practices to run a new QoF report. It […]
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GPs should be paid for hosted systems
GP practices using a hosted system that has yet to receive NHS Connecting for Health approval should still be awarded the IT incentive payment for using a hosted system, CfH has said. The IT agency has told primary care trusts to use their discretion and pay component four of the IM&T directed enhanced service (DES) to practices using […]
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GP2GP hits half a million transfers
More than 500,000 electronic patient records have now been transferred between GP practices using GP2GP software, NHS Connecting for Health has announced. The achievement of 500,000 record transfers between practices is the latest milestone for the project which covers more than 5,000 GP practices in England. The scheme currently only involves practices using EMIS LV […]
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Connelly to open HC2009 in Harrogate
The British Computer Society has confirmed Christine Connelly and Martin Bellamy as key speakers at its HC2009 event. Christine Connelly, chief information officer for health, will be opening the three day event, which takes place 28-30 April in Harrogate. Connelly is expected to address health informatics in a broad sense, including how it affects policy […]
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Hi-tech features in 150th CMO report
The chief medical officer’s annual report has highlighted the need for surgeons to be trained using simulation techniques. The report, published by Professor Sir Liam Donaldson yesterday, devotes a chapter to simulation and says that surgeons trained using simulation methods make fewer errors and carry out technically more exact procedures. However, it says that although […]
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Government turns up the heat on patient power
The government has set out its vision for the future shape of public services, which includes giving patients greater choice and control over their care and more opportunities to input their own experiences. In a white paper published today, Working Together- Public Services On Your Side , the prime minister Gordon Brown says he aims […]
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Vision 3 first GPSoC level 4 system
INPS has announced that its Vision clinical system has become the first GP system to achieve GP Systems of Choice accreditation for its hosted services. NHS Connecting for Health has granted Vision 3 level 4 compliance under GPSoC, which means the system has met its standards for hosted services. Primary care trusts can also claim […]
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