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14 November 2005

Granger says NPfIT in danger of being derailed

The director in charge of the £6.2 billion NHS National Programme for IT has warned that the project is in
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3 November 2005

Ealing and Southend-on-Sea start patient txt messaging

Mobile messaging firm iPlato  has announced that practices from two more primary care trusts in England have started using its
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1 November 2005

Choose and Book ‘will be a year late’

The flagship Choose and Book electronic booking application will be at least a year late by the time it is
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17 October 2005

Appointment reminders mistaken for ‘scam’

A Scottish scheme using automated calling to contact patients and remind them of their hospital appointments has been withdrawn after
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11 October 2005

Private hospitals sign Choose and Book deal

The largest provider of private hospital services in the UK has signed a deal for e-booking software that will be
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27 September 2005

Every PCT to miss Choose and Book target

The Department of Health (DH) has admitted that not a single primary care trust in England is likely to be
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8 September 2005

Hospital reports over 2,600 e-referrals per month

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is receiving over 2,600 electronic referrals a month using software that slots into
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6 September 2005

GP negotiators considering extra C+B incentives

GP representatives and the health department’s pay negotiators are looking at ways that GPs can be paid through the GMS
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24 August 2005

Communication key to cutting missed appointments

  A new survey of GP surgeries by health education charity Developing Patient Partnerships and the Institute of Healthcare Management
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23 August 2005

A new era of choice?

Sean Riddell, deputy managing director of EMIS, examines the current climate five months after the DH announced it would allow
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