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17 July 2008

Nine in ten patients satisfied with GP access

Nearly nine in ten patients are satisfied with their ability to get through to their GP practice on the telephone,
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11 July 2008

BMA rejects call to ‘abandon’ Choose and Book

The BMA has rejected demands to abandon Choose and Book if it cannot be made fit for purpose within a
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10 June 2008

Connecting for Health to take over NHS Choices

NHS Connecting for Health is to take over responsibility for the NHS Choices portal, the government’s national patient portal for
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29 April 2008

Choose and Book bill reaches £100m

The government’s e-booking service Choose and Book has cost almost £100m so far, the Department of Health has revealed. In
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31 January 2008

Use of Choose and Book hits 50 percent

The online NHS patient appointment booking service Choose and Book is being used for about 50% of referrals according to
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28 January 2008

Hospitals block appointments with C+B

Hospitals are using Choose and Book to block patients making appointments so they can meet their waiting time targets, according
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25 January 2008

Countdown to the 18 week wait

By December 2008 all non-urgent NHS patients should start their hospital treatment within 18 weeks of referral, a major challenge
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4 January 2008

C+B incentives to go to extended access

GP incentive payments for Choose and Book will be redirected to pay for extended access to GP practices from April
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18 December 2007

PCTs to lead on NHS IMandT development

The NHS operating framework for 2008-2009 says that in the coming year local NHS organisations will be expected to build
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11 December 2007

DH offers guidance on GP patient survey

The Department of Health has issued guidance to GP practices on how its £10m survey on GP patient access and
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