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QRisk could cut heart disease

The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) has recommended that the QRisk formula for identifying those most at risk of
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Great Yarmouth GPs use pathology e-requesting

GP practices in East Anglia are using a new order communications solution called GP RequestVision from Olympus, to request pathology
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Private GP service provider pilots telehealth

A private company that runs almost 40 NHS general practices is piloting a telehealth solution in one of its surgeries.
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Private GP providers’ technology

The private providers winning contracts to run general practices have information technology close to the top of their agendas, Fiona
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Phase two EPS accreditation due within months

The first pharmacy and GP system suppliers expect to receive technical accreditation for release two of the Electronic Prescription Service
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PCTs to sign-up practices by default to GPSoC

Connecting for Health has told PCTs to sign up GP practices for GP Systems of Choice without getting explicit consent
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Praise for departed head of CfH

With the news of Richard Granger’s departure as head of Connecting for Health, a number of the key individuals he
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Privacy fear over NHS card loss

Thousands of NHS computer 'smartcards' used to give access to confidential patient records have gone missing.
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Conservative MP opts-out of SCR

A Conservative MP has opted out of the Summary Care Record and is encouraging his constituents to do the same.
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Medics sceptical about government data security

Nine out of ten doctors have no confidence in the government’s ability to safeguard patient data online, a poll by
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