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EPS tops 10m prescription mark

More than 10 million electronic prescription messages have now been transmitted using the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS), NHS Connecting for
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SHAs must plan local IT expenditure, guidance says

The Department of Health has published guidance to strategic health authorities on how to produce plans for local IT expenditure from
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Practices to test record transfers between systems

GP practices are likely to start testing of GP2GP record transfers between practices with different systems next month. Practices using
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Reports highlight telecare’s popularity

Research studies on the two biggest telecare projects in the UK have highlighted the popularity of the technology among users.
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Call for pay to discuss records with patients

GP representatives are calling for GP practices to be paid for the work involved in discussing records with patients before
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NHS 24 to take non-emergency 999 calls

Scottish patients who call 999 for an ambulance may end up being called back by staff from the information and
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ScriptSwitch helps PCTs meet statin targets

Prescribing software can help to remind GPs to opt for cheaper generic drugs when they treat patients with high cholesterol,
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N3 problems leave users unable to access internet

An update to the internet gateway of the NHS’s new national network (N3) continues to create problems for users accessing
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Practices encouraged to use new 03 numbers

GP practices are to be encouraged to adopt a new 03 telephone number or use a local geographic number for
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Nuffield Hospitals begin rollout of direct Choose and Book

The Nuffield Hospitals group have gone live with the directly bookable NHS Choose and Book system at its site in
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