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8 November 2005

Parliament told of GPs’ scepticism over C+B

GPs are slowly becoming more knowledgeable about Choose and Book and its implications while gradually becoming more negative about it,
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3 November 2005

NHS trusts save £4.5m on IT through e-commerce

A group of NHS trusts have predicted that they will savings of nearly 30%  on IT hardware by using an
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2 November 2005

GPs cautioned on taking part in PBC

GP representatives are advising GPs not to take part in practice based commissioning if they feel that funding for the
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20 October 2005

AAH launches ‘onestopshop’ ETP solution

AAH Pharmaceuticals has announced the launch of its ‘onestopshop’ Electronic Prescription Service solution, an all-inclusive solution based on its LinkEvolution
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18 October 2005

ID cards database could store medical records

Details of patients’ medical records could potentially appear on the ID card database if an amendment to the ID Cards Bill
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4 October 2005

QFLU will keep tabs on flu cases

Hundreds of GPs across Britain have signed up to contribute daily reports on flu cases to a new database that
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29 September 2005

After Katrina

An unprecedented mobilisation of information technology could be just what the doctor ordered to prevent a major public health crisis
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27 September 2005

GP system choice being blocked and mocked

A Hertfordshire IT manager reported that he was laughed at when he told his local service provider (LSP) that he
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27 September 2005

Every PCT to miss Choose and Book target

The Department of Health (DH) has admitted that not a single primary care trust in England is likely to be
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16 September 2005

Lib Dem NHS whistleblower site launched

The Liberal Democrats have launched a new campaigning website www.libdemnhswatch.com designed to enable members of the public and NHS staff
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