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13 June 2006

Head of NHS Scotland says doctors key to IT projects

Doctors are playing a key role in the development of IT systems in Scotland and will continue to do so
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7 June 2006

LMCs to discuss “threat to civil liberties” from data spine

GPs are to call for their confidentiality concerns over the NHS Care Records Service to be resolved before any further
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6 June 2006

Don’t panic about June C+B deadline, GPs told

GPs’ lead negotiator on IT has advised GPs not to worry about the June target for Choose and Book in
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5 June 2006

Not all patients exercise choice, claims study

The government’s choice agenda risks increasing inequalities because some groups of patients are more heavily influenced by clinical performance than
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2 June 2006

Senior GPs say CfH response on security ‘encouraging’

The two senior GP representatives in the UK are writing to GP practices to outline “the encouraging response” they have
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31 May 2006

Choose and Book fails on air

Enthusiasts and sceptics among the GP community had their say about Choose and Book on a BBC investigation of the
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30 May 2006

June Choose and Book target ‘impossible’ in London

The GP incentive scheme target for 25% of referrals to be made through Choose and Book in June appears to
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30 May 2006

Doctors back calls for review of NHS digitisation

An overwhelming majority of GPs and hospital doctors have backed the calls of senior academics for an independent assessment of
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26 May 2006

US conference gets a reality check on NPfIT

Former National Programme for IT industry liaison manager, Phil Sissons, delivered a transatlantic reality check this week, exposing some of
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23 May 2006

Avon unconvinced on Choose and Book

A local medical committee representing GPs with one of the lowest take-up rates for Choose and Book in England says
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