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12 September 2007

RCP launches generic record-keeping standards

New standards for generic medical reporting have been developed by the Royal College of Physicians health informatics unit (HIU) and supported
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4 September 2007

Wait for early SCR results before rollout, says BMA

The British Medical Association (BMA) has told the Department of Health (DH) that it wants to see no further rollout
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31 August 2007

BMA demands apology from Wales Audit Office

The British Medical Association in Wales has demanded an apology from the Wales Audit Office for suggesting GPs will take
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14 August 2007

New Read codes for hospital choice

GP practices have been advised to start using new Read codes to record choice of hospital as soon as possible
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3 July 2007

Millennium problems at Taunton condemned by consultant

Taunton and Somerset NHS Trust have delayed deploying Cerner Millennium software due to ‘severe security problems’, the BMA’s Annual Representative
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29 June 2007

BMA votes for non co-operation on central records

Doctors have voted for a public inquiry into NHS Connecting for Health (CfH) and have called on the BMA to advise
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28 June 2007

Johnson named as new health secretary

Alan Johnson has today been appointed as England’s new health secretary by Prime Minister, Gordon Brown. The former education secretary
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27 June 2007

BT’s big mission

In an exclusive interview BT Health's managing director Patrick O'Connell updates EHI's Jon Hoeksma how BT is progressing on its
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26 June 2007

BMA conference says C+B limits patient choice

The British Medical Association’s annual conference has condemned Choose and Book as currently unfit for purpose and claimed the scheme
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22 June 2007

BMA calls for inquiry into NHS Direct referrals

The British Medical Association has called for an inquiry into the NHS’s information and advice service, NHS Direct, claiming it
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