Choose and Book

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17 May 2006

NHS Direct announces cutbacks consultation

NHS Direct has launched a three month consultation with staff on proposals that will cut around 1,000 existing jobs. Reasons
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16 May 2006

Trusts can keep McKesson PAS systems to 2010

US healthcare IT giant McKesson has signed a deal with NHS Connecting for Health (CfH), the agency responsible for delivering
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16 May 2006

Technical problems with Choose and Book dog GPs

Frustrations with Choose and Book including problems reconciling GP records with the personal demographics service have prompted some GPs to
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9 May 2006

GPs face duty to chase e-booking ‘no shows’

GP practices are facing extra workload to chase up patients who fail to book a hospital appointment once they have
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2 May 2006

New version of C+B supports ‘extended’ choice

GPs are expected to offer patients the option to choose from a national menu of NHS hospitals and private providers
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25 April 2006

GPC concerned over local C+B implementation problems

Local implementation problems could cause practices to miss the next targets for Choose and Book but GPs should not lose
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20 April 2006

TPP commits to more user communication channels

Primary and community care systems supplier, TPP, met over 150 of its customers in its first series of user meetings
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18 April 2006

PCTs urged to move C+B from centres to practices

Primary care trusts are being encouraged to dismantle referral management centres that handle Choose and Book so that the work
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11 April 2006

Large scale takeup of C+B DES predicted

The majority of GP practices in England are likely to sign up for the choice and booking directed enhanced service,
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31 March 2006

IT payment offers £4250 for practices in Wales

GP practices in Wales can earn £4250 under a new IT payment scheme worth £2.1 million agreed as part of the
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