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2 May 2006

EMIS Access passes 100,000 appointments

Primary care systems provider EMIS has announced that its Access online appointments booking systems has reached two milestones. Latest figures
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25 April 2006

GPC concerned over local C+B implementation problems

Local implementation problems could cause practices to miss the next targets for Choose and Book but GPs should not lose
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18 April 2006

PCTs urged to move C+B from centres to practices

Primary care trusts are being encouraged to dismantle referral management centres that handle Choose and Book so that the work
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11 April 2006

Large scale takeup of C+B DES predicted

The majority of GP practices in England are likely to sign up for the choice and booking directed enhanced service,
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31 March 2006

IT payment offers £4250 for practices in Wales

GP practices in Wales can earn £4250 under a new IT payment scheme worth £2.1 million agreed as part of the
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13 March 2006

City and Hackney PCT chooses iPlato

City and Hackney Teaching Primary Care Trust (tPCT) has launched a mobile phone text appointment reminder service for patients attending
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3 March 2006

First P1R2 C+B implementation claimed in Crewe

Mid-Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust has upgraded its iCS patient administration system to cope with P1R2 (phase 1, release 2) of
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28 February 2006

Authorities flag up problems ahead for C+B plans

Health authorities have until the middle of March to submit plans for meeting the government’s Choose and Book targets but
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20 February 2006

New C+B incentives from April announced

Practices will be able to earn approximately £2000 per partner if they can meet government targets on choice and booking
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17 February 2006

Incentives fail to convince GPs on Choose and Book

Only one in three GPs believe the new contract payment for Choose and Book to be introduced from April will
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