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IT training in core of proposed GP curriculum

Information management and technology should be a core part of the curriculum for training GPs, a blueprint on GP education
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Diabetes care guideline recommends use of IT

 New international guidance on type 2 diabetes management has included recommendations for making telephone support and electronic medical records available to
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GP2GP goes live

A working version of the long-awaited GP2GP transfer system was demonstrated at the BCS's Primary Health Care Specialist Group Conference
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CfH to fund NHS clinician trips to India and USA

NHS Connecting for Health is urgently looking for experienced NHS clinicians, interested in ensuring that NHS IT systems are fit
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Pharmacy system accredited for ETP

A patient medication record software for pharmacies, eclipsePMR, has successfully completed testing for electronic transmission of prescriptions (ETP) and will begin
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National record content outlined by CfH

Information on mental health, sexual health and infections should be excluded from the initial summary record on the spine, Connecting
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Telemedicine the future of care in Scotland, says report

A report into the future of the health service in Scotland has praised the use of telemedicine in the country,
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Choose and Book may get mobile txt reminders

Plans are being drawn up to introduce a national automatic appointment reminder service to cut missed appointments by patients, a
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Organ donors to be recruited via digital TV

The red button on the digital television remote control is set to become the latest channel for recruiting desperately needed
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‘State of the art’ review of health IT announced

The National Patient Safety Research Programme has issued a call for a systematic review of internationally available research on the
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