Choose and Book

Archive
9 February 2006

New GP choice proposals outlined

NHS Connecting for Health has outlined new proposals for delivering GP system choice based on a multi-step accreditation process. If
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7 February 2006

Not so secure

Fiona Barr explains the background to the recent controversy over confidentiality in the personal demographics service.
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7 February 2006

Demographic service poses security risk, say senior GPs

The two most senior GP representatives in England have written to Connecting for Health to demand reassurances on patient confidentiality
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31 January 2006

Choose and Book target now March 2007

The target date for the implementation of Choose and Book has been moved back again, this time to March 2007.
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31 January 2006

GPs highlight “clunky” functionality of C+B

The Choose and Book system is "clunky and cumbersome" and slower than the paper-based referral mechanism it is intended to
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30 January 2006

ePEX accredited for Choose and Book

Ascribe has announced that it has achieved Choose and Book accreditation for its ePEX patient administration system, which is installed
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19 January 2006

NHS CfH says spine now fixed

NHS Connecting for Health, the DH agency responsible for delivery of the NHS National Programme for IT, has issued a
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18 January 2006

GP says C+B not economic for his practice

A GP has claimed the newly-announced incentives on offer for Choose and Book will still make it uneconomical for his
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13 January 2006

C+B certificate granted for MedWay PAS

Healthcare systems and solutions specialists, System C, has achieved Choose and Book compliance certification from NHS Connecting for Health for
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11 January 2006

Call for wider use of decision support

A charity is calling for more widespread use of decision support systems in general practice after a survey it commissioned
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