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3 December 2015

10m patients book to see GP online

NHS patients in England are on track to book 10 million appointments and order more than 15 million prescriptions online
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18 November 2014

Another view: of support chat

Dr Neil Paul wonders if GP practices could learn from the modern support tools used by companies; and suggests that
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14 October 2014

GP Access boss wins John Perry prize

Harry Longman, an engineer who developed a new system to streamline GP appointment booking has been awarded the John Perry
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1 September 2014

Half of Scottish GPs offer online meds

Just over half of GP practices in Scotland let patients order repeat prescriptions online or by email, a report by
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7 July 2014

Barnsley GPs get 24 hour booking system

Barnsley Clinical Commissioning Group has deployed a 24 hour appointment booking system for GP practices.
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18 February 2014

E-referrals to be mandatory – Nicholson

Use of the new NHS e-referrals service could become mandatory for GPs, NHS England’s chief executive Sir David Nicholson has
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22 January 2014

National Orthopaedic rolls out Tiara9

The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust’s therapy department has begun implementation of the Tiara9 clinical administration system, starting with
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29 October 2013

2015 records access promise scaled back

EXCLUSIVE: The government’s pledge for patients to have online access to their GP record by March 2015 will only require
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25 September 2013

GP appointments auto-cancelled via text

GP practices are using new iPlato functionality to allow patients to automatically cancel GP appointments via their mobile phone.
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11 May 2012

NHS Direct to pilot GP appointment app

NHS Direct is considering a pilot that will allow patients in Lincolnshire to use a smartphone app or its website
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