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ContactPoint goes live

The government has launched its national children’s database, ContactPoint, which will provide demographic data on every child in the country
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CfH proposes training accreditation scheme

NHS Connecting for Health is asking NHS IT training departments to complete an online questionnaire to support the business case
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Reducing admissions with telehealth

Helen Rollings, community matron at Swindon PCT, explains the trust’s decision to mainstream its telehealth service.
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IT templates for long term care plans

GPs and primary care staff will be expected to offer personalised care plans to almost 15m people living with a
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Fast followers to lead SCR roll out

Seventeen primary care trusts are due to begin implementing the Summary Care Record before 1 April as part of a
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OLPC has potential for health

Computers provided to children in developing countries as part of the One Laptop One Child initiative could also be used
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Dr Gray’s plans to be e-health centre

Dr Gray’s Hospital in the north of Scotland is aiming to set itself up as an e-health centre with a
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PRIMIS+ moves to NHS Information Centre

Responsibility for the data quality organisation PRIMIS+ is to move from NHS Connecting for Health to the NHS Information Centre
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Five priorities for primary care IT

Grassroots GP Dr Neil Paul outlines the five priorities for NHS IT that have been identified in his area.
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Message board for patients with diabetes

A volunteer with the charity Diabetes UK has launched a message board for patients with the long term condition. The
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