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EHRs cause behaviour changes in doctors, says study

A study published in the Annals of Family Medicine has revealed that family doctors who use electronic health records instead
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GPs demand ‘urgent action’ on GPASS

Leading GP IT representatives have written to Scottish health minister Andy Kerr to demand urgent action to improve the GPASS
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Younger people more likely to use mobile healthcare

  Younger people are more likely to call NHS Direct on their mobiles than make an appointment to see their
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NHS24 to get access to emergency care records

Scotland is to allow NHS24 access to emergency care summaries of patients’ GP records from June, subject to explicit consent
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FDBE chosen to implement dm+d guide

First Databank Europe (FDBE), the specialist provider of electronic drug knowledge bases and clinical decision support systems, has been selected
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GPs reassured clinical data secure on Choose and Book

The GPs who raised concerns about the security of the personal demographic service(PDS) say they have been satisfied that clinical
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Two new PCT reporting tools launched

Two new web-based reporting tools to help primary care trusts and GPs deliver practice–based commissioning have been launched. Medical data firm
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Thalidomide records made accessible online

The Thalidomide Trust, an organisation that supports people damaged pre-natally by the drug, has started an ambitious project to allow
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Patients view their GP records at home over web

Two patients from a Derbyshire practice have viewed their GP records over the internet from home as part of a
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CfH stuck ‘addressing yesterday’s problems’

A leading health economist and advisor on public expenditure to the Commons Health Select Committee, has called for a radical
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