Lab survey settles on best LIMS software
A survey conducted of laboratory information systems by consultancy firm Feltham Associates has placed Technidata’s Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) top in customer satisfaction. Dave Simm, general manager of Technidata, said he was "extremely pleased" with the results of the report, calling at a "major vote of confidence" from his users. The TD-Synergy system received […]
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Wales publishes QoF scores
Wales has become the last of the four UK countries to publish Quality and Outcomes Framework results for its practices. The figures show that the 502 practices in Wales achieved an average of 949 points out of a possible total of 1050. The total was the lowest of the four countries in the UK but […]
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NI practice QoF scores published
Practice by practice results for the Quality and Outcome Framework in Northern Ireland have now been published and show GPs earned more points than doctors in England and Scotland. Figures for Wales are also due to be published but have been delayed by technical problems. The Department of Health , Social Services and Public Safety […]
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Hospital reports over 2,600 e-referrals per month
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is receiving over 2,600 electronic referrals a month using software that slots into Microsoft Word and replaces the print button, according to manufacturers Medisec. The e-referral system links 33 surgeries in northwest England and Wales to the hospital. GPs send the referrals to the hospital using a ‘Send […]
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QoF results publication reveals quality of care
Practice by practice results for the Quality and Outcome Framework for England are being published today although technical problems have delayed the display of information. The results show that the average score for practices in England last year was 958.7 out of a possible 1050. The maximum score of 1,050 points was achieved by 222 practices […]
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QoF data to be published online
Practices will no longer have to release Quality and Outcome Framework data if asked to do so under the Freedom of Information Act as data will be in the public domain from tomorrow (August 31), GPs have been told. Revised guidance on the Freedom of Information Act from the British Medical Association’s GP committee advises GPs […]
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Nurses save most time with IT training
Based on a telephone poll Connecting for Health has claimed that staff who master basic IT skills under the NHS European Computer Driving License (ECDL) training scheme are helping the service save time and money. Connecting for Health, the DH agency behind the NHS IT programme, says that in a recent phone poll NHS staff […]
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National patient safety database delivers first results
The National Patient Safety Agency has published its first report on patient safety incidents across the NHS in England and Wales using data from a new national patient safety database designed to help reduce adverse incidents and harm to patients. The report, ‘Building a memory: preventing harm, reducing risks and improving patient safety’, has been […]
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Ambulance services get digital radios
The Department of Health has awarded a contract for a new digital radio and communication system for all NHS ambulance trusts in England, which will provide ambulance service staff with better communications, particularly when responding to critical incidents such as the 7 July London bomb attacks. The new digital radio service will replace the existing […]
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QOF publication due despite GP concerns
Publication of individual practice results for the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) is likely to go ahead in England, Wales and Northern Ireland next month despite concerns from GP representatives. The results from three of the four countries in the UK are due to appear more than two months after Scotland became the first to […]
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