Choice

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6 February 2007

NAO criticises £12m Dr Foster Intelligence deal

The National Audit Office has criticised the Information Centre for striking a £12m deal without going out to tender to create Dr
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1 February 2007

Milton Keynes PCT mandates Choose and Book use

A primary care trust has told its GPs that referral letters sent direct to a local hospital will be returned
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30 January 2007

Most PCTs to miss 90% Choose and Book target

Only one primary care trust in the country appears to have hit the government’s target for Choose and Book to
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30 January 2007

Derbyshire GPs say information poor on system choice

GPs in Derbyshire whose practices have switched to the GP clinical system TPP offered by their local service provider (LSP)
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24 January 2007

Patients to rate care received using new NHS website

The government is to set up a new website to allow patients to publish and share reviews of care recived from GPs
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23 January 2007

GP Systems of Choice procurement on track but late

The GP Systems of Choice (GPSoC) scheme looks likely to go ahead – although procurement will not be complete by 1
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23 January 2007

SNOMED negotiations miss deadline – but continue

Talks to negotiate a new International Standards Development Organisation (SDO) for the clinical terminology, SNOMED CT, missed their first deadline
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18 January 2007

Local authorities urged to accelerate telecare initiatives

The Care Services Improvement Partnership has urged local authorities to refer to its guidance to get the ball rolling on
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17 January 2007

Knowledge is key

John Coulthard, Microsoft UK Healthcare Director, plots the links between NHS IT reform and patient involvement.
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17 January 2007

Free online archive of medical research papers launched

Over 500,000 medical research papers are now available for free on the internet, following the launch of the UK PubMed
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