Choose and Book

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27 October 2010

Choose and Book Release 5.0 unveiled

NHS Connecting for Health has released the latest version of Choose and Book, saying it is more intuitive and will
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18 October 2010

DH makes choice an obligation

GPs may be given a contractual obligation to offer choice and hospitals will be required to offer appointments to named
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1 October 2010

BMA: more risks than pros in white paper

The BMA has criticised the government’s plans to overhaul the NHS in England, saying they contain “much that would be
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9 September 2010

NPfIT future is modular and locally-led

The National Programme for IT in the NHS' centralised approach is "no longer required" and will be replaced with "more
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7 September 2010

C&B incentives drop but use is steady

Less than a quarter of primary care trusts now pay GPs for using Choose and Book, according to latest figures.
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11 June 2010

King’s Fund hears more C&B grumbles

Patients value having a choice of hospital but GPs and providers have complaints about the way Choose and Book works
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10 June 2010

GP leader names his NHS savings

Parts of NHS Direct, the Choose and Book service and the current ‘consent to view’ model of the Summary Care
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14 April 2010

C&B records highest monthly usage figure

Choose and Book has recorded its highest monthly usage figure, with 58% of all first outpatient referrals made via the
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30 March 2010

Choose and Book reaches 20m referrals

NHS Connecting for Health has announced that 20m referrals have now been made through Choose and Book. The Department of Health’s
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17 March 2010

Waltham Forest links RiO and C&B

NHS Waltham Forest has become the first primary care trust in London to link up its RiO electronic patient record
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