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Microsoft agreement with the NHS expires

Microsoft's Enterprise-wide Agreement with the NHS has expired and is yet to be resigned with NHS Connecting for Health.
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PCTs look for GP agreement to SCR

Primary care trusts are seeking agreement from GP practices to go ahead with the creation of Summary Care Records in
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DH and BMA say as you were on SCR

Primary care trusts will be allowed to create and upload Summary Care Records so long as GP practices agree, the
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GPs told to tee up SCR information drive

GP practices have been advised to educate their patients about the Summary Care Record while the suspension of its roll-out
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SCR roll-out suspended

The Department of Health has suspended the roll-out of the Summary Care Record in the five strategic health authorities where
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CfH signs £36m McKesson PAS support deal

NHS Connecting for Health has signed a £36m, four year deal with McKesson to continue to provide support for the
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C&B records highest monthly usage figure

Choose and Book has recorded its highest monthly usage figure, with 58% of all first outpatient referrals made via the
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System C consortium completes ITK test

Four healthcare IT suppliers have successfully completed testing for the transfer of discharge summaries from hospital to social care using
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Just 752 patients view their SCR online

Just 752 patients out of the more than 1.2m who have a Summary Care Record have opted to view their
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Spine could be engineered for XDS-I

Engineering the NHS Spine to support an XDS-I based solution for medical image sharing is “possible, but reasonably hard”, BT
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