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Research says QoF can reduce inequalities

The Quality and Outcomes Framework (QoF) has helped to reduce inequalities between rich and poor areas according to a study
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EHI’s news roundup 15.08.08

E-Health Insider's news round up for the week ending 15 August features supplier news and information on newly published research
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Charity funds web-based service for deaf

A UK charity is making a web-based communication programme for deaf people available free to GP practices for a year.
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Choose and Book hits 10m bookings

Connecting for Health has announced that the electronic booking system Choose and Book has been used to make more than
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The Adventurous 4.0

In the latest column from NHS Connecting for Health, Choose and Book’s national medical director, Dr Stephen Miller, outlines the
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Automated COPD warnings cut hospital admissions

An automated telephone alert system to warn people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) about forthcoming bad weather has cut
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Walsall begins in-house e-discharge project

Walsall Manor Hospital has begun the first stage of an in-house electronic discharge summary project, designed to increase communication between
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How the web threatens GP reputations

Lawyer Magnus Boyd argues that ratings websites can destroy doctors’ reputations in the time it takes to send an e-mail.
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CfH plans to extend practice IT support hours

NHS Connecting for Health has announced plans to extend the support hours provided by GP IT suppliers to cover extended
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Better communications for Wales

NHS Wales is to develop a national email service for all staff, including GPs and other primary care workers. A
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