GPs Archives

4 September 2009

The incidence of reported drug errors leading to avoidable deaths and patient harm is on the increase, according to a

4 September 2009

The proportion of primary care consultations conducted by telephone has trebled over the past 14 years, according to the largest

3 September 2009

High street pharmacy giant Lloydspharmacy is rolling out 300 ‘virtual GPs’ to enable customers to consult a doctor remotely and

1 September 2009

Birmingham OwnHealth has just seen its active membership top 3,000 for the first time. The telephone help service is a

28 August 2009

NHS Southwark has been named as the first primary care trust in London to roll-out the Summary Care Record and

26 August 2009

NHS Wales is using software developed by Informatica Systems to monitor pandemic flu on a daily basis. The Primary Care

24 August 2009

The Department of Health and NHS Connecting for Health have announced that they will not be launching a public awareness

20 August 2009

Mary Hawking, a GP and critical friend of NHS IT, asks: are your records fit for sharing?

19 August 2009

GP practices in Wales are testing a risk stratification tool which is to be made available across NHS Wales. The

18 August 2009

An Ipswich GP has been rapped by the Information Commissioner’s Office after a computer server holding sensitive information was found

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