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Computer access for hospital doctors poor, say BMA

Some hospital doctors are expressing concerns that they do not have enough access to computers and e-mail to do their
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Electronic record content still up for discussion

The question of what information will go on a local record and what will go on a national summary record
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Comments wanted on Care Record Guarantee

Questions about the content of local health records and summary records and the options patients should have on information recorded
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Patients becoming apprehensive of NHS CRS

Patients are contacting their GPs with concerns about the confidentiality of their data held on GP computer systems as awareness
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Patients to get veto on details recorded to spine

Patients may after all be allowed to decide to withhold sensitive information from the central electronic record system, known as
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Bolton GPs told to use only one IT system

GPs in Bolton are coming under pressure from their PCT to ditch their various practice IT systems and sign up with a
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BMA issues FOI guidelines for GPs

The BMA has issued new guidance to General Practitioners on the Freedom of Information Act advising them to be open
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Release QoF data if asked, BMA advises

GPs are being advised to release Quality and Outcomes Framework (QoF) data before national figures are published if their practices
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Doctors to get say on future of NHS IT

Grassroots doctors are to get the chance to tell the National Programme for IT, now known as NHS Connecting for
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Doctors to get say on future of NHS IT

Grassroots doctors are to get the chance to tell the National Programme for IT, now known as NHS Connecting for
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