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10 December 2007

BMA to attempt to control internet drug sales

The British Medical Association (BMA) is to work with the UK government and the World Health Organisation to control internet
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27 November 2007

N Yorks GPs protest over system choice

GPs claim their PCT is acting outside the GP Systems of Choice initiative by outlining a plan to encourage all
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6 November 2007

GP claims PDS increases information theft

The practice of extracting confidential patient information from GP practice staff has become much more frequent since the introduction of
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18 October 2007

A quarter of GPs say IT systems not working well

Almost one in four GPs believe their practice IT system is not working effectively, according to a major BMA survey
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9 October 2007

Patient pressure to drive Choose and Book

Choose and Book boss Dr Stephen Miller explains why he believes it will be patients that force the adoption of
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9 October 2007

MTAS ‘rushed and poorly communicated’

The Department of Health has officially dropped the use of a national IT system in favour of locally-led recruitment for
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3 October 2007

MTAS online recruitment portal to be dropped

Recruitment to specialist training posts in England next year is set to be handled locally rather than nationally, with the
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17 September 2007

‘No alternative’ to MTAS system likely for 2008

Remedy UK, the group set up in the wake of the junior doctors’ job crisis earlier this year, has called
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13 September 2007

CfH pushing for data standard in GP contract

Connecting for Health wants data standards for GPs to be included in the nGMS contract from next year. Negotiations on
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13 September 2007

MPs say EPRs essential but delivery in doubt

Electronic patient record systems are vital to the future of healthcare in England, but there remain big questions and concerns...
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