5,000 GP practices offer e-prescriptions

More than 5,000 GP practices in England offer electronic prescriptions and15 million patients have signed up for the service.
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Celts agree IT alliance

NHS Wales and NHS Scotland have agreed an alliance to share technology developments and expertise.
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East London exchanges health information

Barts Health NHS Trust is exchanging patient information in real time with more than 100 practices across East London via
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E-obs attack norovirus at Portsmouth

Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust has used an electronic observations system to cut outbreaks of norovirus by more than 90% over
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Industry Round-up

This week's round-up includes the news that Sir Jonathan Michael will join 6PM as chief medical officer.
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Code4Health sets challenges

NHS England has launched Code4Health challenges for people wanting to get involved in developing clinical software.
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CCG roadmap target a ‘tall order’

The chairman of the BMA's GP committee believes that it is a "very tall order” to expect clinical commissioning groups
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Dorset trusts to share Graphnet EPR

The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust will have shared patient records
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Care.data on hold again

Controversial patient data collection programme care.data has been put on hold again while a review of the opt-out model is
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Bryant puts paperless future on CCGs

Clinical commissioning groups have overall responsibility for delivering a paperless NHS by 2020 and will manage any funding made available
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