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8 February 2005

Waiting to connect

How soon will GP2GP transfer be possible? EHI Primary Care looks at progress so far, and how much of the
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8 February 2005

GPs say they are not being listened to

Lack of consultation and the threat to GPs existing computer systems are the biggest failings of the National Programme for
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8 February 2005

Pessimism rife among doctors about NPfIT’s benefits

The latest Medix-UK survey, co-sponsored by E-Health Insider, shows that three years into the NHS National Programme for IT confidence
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7 February 2005

The loneliness of being first

The IT industry has a phrase for being at the front of the queue for any complex new technology: being
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7 February 2005

E-mail consultations must be documented, says study

A study in Finland has found that communication by e-mail between doctors and their patients is already extremely common, so
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4 February 2005

First spine-connected GP system goes live

Undercliffe practice in Batley, West Yorkshire has become the first in England to go live with a primary care computer
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4 February 2005

Carry a clinical textbook in your Palm

EMIS has developed Palm Mentor, a memory card full of clinical information to fit into GPs’ Palm handheld devices, in
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3 February 2005

Accenture’s LSP boss says delivery to ‘step up’

The managing director of Accenture’s health team has said that the pace of delivery in the North East and Eastern
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3 February 2005

New clinical representative groups to be established

A series of new clinical representative groups are to be established to provide a direct link for the first time
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3 February 2005

Interactive London PCT map shows STD increase

An online interactive map that shows incidences of STD cases in London over the past seven years has been published
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