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QMAS fails to take strain in end of year rush

The national IT system for the Quality and Outcomes Framework has been failing to work intermittently yesterday and today as
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PACS roll-out milestone hit in London and the South

All NHS hospital trusts across London and the South of England have now received systems to enable them to capture
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Missed 90% C+B target to remain for PCTs

The target for 90% of referrals to be made through Choose and Book is to remain for the NHS, even
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Bradford goes live with iPM in just six months

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has successfully deployed the iSoft iPM system in just six months, after striking a
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Welsh health IT ‘Wizards’ set different path to England

The NHS Wales IT agency Informing Healthcare has announced that it has successfully deployed its first system, an out-of-hours GP
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Police recover stolen NHS laptop

A laptop stolen from Nottinghamshire Teaching Primary Care Trust containing the names, addresses and dates of birth of 11,500 children
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SCR opt-out sets ‘onerous’ conditions, says GP

Patients who want to opt-out from having a Summary Care Record will have to apply for exemption under section 10
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GP records play key role in most popular paper

A database of anonymised GP records was the source for the most popular research paper of 2005 published by the
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Guidance on computerised CBT launched

New implementation guidance for the use of computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (cCBT) for mild mental health conditions such as depression
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Rio rolls out in West London trust

West London Mental Health NHS Trust rolled out the Rio clinical information system after an implementation involving 91,000 records and
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