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8 August 2006

Cash constraints may ‘grey out’ C+B options, warns LMC

Patient choice may be restricted or “greyed out” under Choose and Book as cash strapped hospitals struggle to meet financial
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7 August 2006

PM hopes for millionth C+B patient next month

The Prime Minister has said that he hopes the millionth patient to use the Choose and Book system will  make
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4 August 2006

Bradford Teaching Hospitals procures for PAS

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has issued a European procurement notice for a new patient administration system (PAS) to
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2 August 2006

250,000 registered for NHS smartcards

Over a quarter of a million health service staff have now registered for an NHS smartcard, according to Connecting for Health
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28 July 2006

Record C+B non-availability, GPC advises

GP negotiators are advising practices to keep a record of when they cannot use Choose and Book in case they
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24 July 2006

First chief clinical officer appointed by CfH

Professor Michael Thick has been appointed as Connecting for Health’s first chief clinical officer. The new chief clinical officer, who
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24 July 2006

GP Pan User Group debates data migration

Concern about the costs of data migration under the new system choice initiative was voiced by representatives at the first
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21 July 2006

NPfIT ‘favourability’ drops with managers

Both IM&T and general managers in the NHS appear to view the National Programme for IT less favourably than they
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21 July 2006

Mixed feelings on NPfIT in primary care, poll shows

Only one in four GPs feel favourably about the National Programme for IT although the overwhelming majority rate NPfIT as
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18 July 2006

Choose and Book progresses amid target row

More than 20% of referrals are now being made using Choose and Book, according to latest figures from NHS Connecting
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