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6 April 2011

GPs must hold records against litigation

GP practices must hold on to their audit trails and the patient records associated with them indefinitely, according to fresh
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31 March 2011

All patients to be offered SCR by 2013

The Department of Health wants every patient in England to have been offered the opportunity to have a Summary Care
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28 March 2011

Doctors criticise appraisal data and IT

Doctors say NHS trusts are unable to provide them with enough data on their performance to carry out appraisals and
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23 March 2011

Osborne condemned for ‘no budge budget’

George Osborne has underlined the government’s determination to reduce Britain’s deficit by reducing public spending in his 2011 budget.
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15 March 2011

BMA tells Lansley to halt revolution

The British Medical Association has called for the government to stop its plans for a massive reorganisation of the NHS
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15 March 2011

Revolution leads to revolt at BMA

Doctors are to consider outright opposition to the Department of Health’s plans for a massive overhaul of the NHS at
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24 February 2011

BMA fears Health Bill will erode privacy

The British Medical Association has told the government it believes the Health and Social Care Bill will threaten patient confidentiality
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22 February 2011

DH promises Read codes for SCR

NHS Connecting for Health has issued fresh guidance on the Summary Care Record, setting out how practices can implement changes
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25 January 2011

Patchy SCR roll out nears 10 per cent

The NHS in England has created Summary Care Records for 8.5% of the population with the leading region, NHS North
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13 January 2011

Many blocks on the road to revolution

Responses to the Information Revolution consultation have registered support for its vision of putting information at the heart of the
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