appointments

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6 December 2004

Live appointment booking cuts waiting times

The introduction of a live patient booking system has resulted in a dramatic reduction of waiting lists and missed appointments
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29 November 2004

Granger: “Fewer than 100” referrals made on ebooking

Richard Granger, Director General of the National Programme for IT, has said that the national programme remains on schedule to
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15 November 2004

Choose and Book faces potential “show stoppers”

Implementation of Choose and Book (CaB), the national electronic appointment booking service, is experiencing serious teething problems with only a
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9 November 2004

EMIS pilots GP booking through digital TV

EMIS has joined up with a South Yorkshire local government digital TV portal to allow patients to book GP appointments
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4 August 2004

SMS reminds patients of upcoming appointments

A new system that sends GP appointment reminders to patients over SMS which partially integrates into existing electronic appointment record
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14 July 2004

EMIS rolls out web-based GP appointment booking

EMIS have nationally launched their own online appointment booking service, EMIS Access, which allows patients to send secure messages or
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9 July 2004

E-booking milestone reached

In an exclusive E-Health Insider has learned that the national programme for IT has successfully reached one of its key
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21 June 2004

NHS Direct web chat feasible but pricey, pilot finds

An NHS Direct Online Clinical Enquiry Service (CES), through which a nurse can discuss symptoms with patients over an web-based chat connection,
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15 June 2004

WAP can be used for reporting symptoms, study finds

Italian researchers have shown that aftercare and patient communication might be improved if patients are asked to fill in daily questionnaires using
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28 May 2004

Doubts raised over first NPfIT delivery deadlines

The leak of a confidential BT document, highlighting “material contractual issues", has raised concerns that the first June delivery dates
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