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15 August 2005

18,000 GPs registered for care records

The number of NHS staff registered to eventually use the national NHS Care Records Service (NHS CRS), when it becomes
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9 August 2005

Crossed wires

Despite a bumpy start, the first booking made with IBS over Choose and Book in Wandsworth was a success, EHI
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9 August 2005

Half of C+B hospitals use indirectly bookable services

Over half the hospitals using Choose and Book are using Indirectly Bookable Services (IBS), according to the latest figures from
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4 August 2005

Choose and Book workload lifted for Somerset GPs

GPs in Somerset and Dorset have been told they will not need to carry out their own referrals using Choose
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19 July 2005

Go live for indirectly bookable services

Wandsworth and Tower Hamlets PCTs in London have gone live with indirectly bookable services (IBS) – the system that enables acute
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18 July 2005

Increase seen in patient booking calls

The call centre set up to deal with Choose and Book appointments is beginning to receive a small number of
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7 July 2005

Choose and Book adopters to get tech support

The Department of Health is set to launch a high level technical help scheme to support local Choose and Book
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5 July 2005

Fingerprint health record access wins £3,000 prize

  A group of GP practices, which enable patients to access their records using biometrics and view health information and book
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28 June 2005

Choose and Book a ‘fiasco’, claims BMA chair

The chairman of the British Medical Association has criticised the government’s choice agenda and dubbed Choose and Book a “fiasco”
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14 June 2005

Choose and Book set to miss 2005 targets

The government’s targets for the implementation of Choose and Book this year look almost certain to be missed, despite being
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