Choose and Book

Archive
4 August 2005

Patients rate good local services above choice

A report into patient choice has argued that while Choose and Book is seen by the public as a positive service
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26 July 2005

GP2GP record transfers struggling on attachments

GP2GP record transfer is under threat because the NHS spine may be unable to cope with the size and number
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25 July 2005

Winning over clinicians key to success says Economist

Winning over busy, sceptical clinicians to the benefits of NHS IT modernisation has been highlighted as a key challenge by
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19 July 2005

Red rose rising

EHI Primary Care talks to Lancashire Care NHS Trust, the first mental health trust in England to receive a PAS
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19 July 2005

Go live for indirectly bookable services

Wandsworth and Tower Hamlets PCTs in London have gone live with indirectly bookable services (IBS) – the system that enables acute
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18 July 2005

Increase seen in patient booking calls

The call centre set up to deal with Choose and Book appointments is beginning to receive a small number of
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18 July 2005

Choose and Book work agreed with McKesson

Health IT specialist, McKesson has signed a framework agreement with NHS Connecting for Health for upgrade work to enable trusts using the
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14 July 2005

BT warned it may face chop in London

BT, one of the main contractors responsible for delivering the NHS IT modernisation programme, has been warned that it must
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12 July 2005

London project raises questions for Choose and Book

Patients offered a choice of hospital are more interested in hospital reputation than length of waiting time, according to a
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12 July 2005

GP systems market shake-out predicted by Granger

The numbers of GP system suppliers and local pharmacies could be reduced within five years as the NHS IT programme transforms
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