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Lamb sets out ideas for NHS and IT

Liberal Democrat shadow health secretary Norman Lamb has called for NHS Connecting for Health to be scrapped, the Care Records
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DH shifts IT from ‘replace’ to ‘connect’

NHS informatics in England will move from a “replace all” to “connect all” philosophy, the Department of Health has announced.
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NHS ‘faces pivotal year’ – Nicholson

NHS chief executive David Nicholson has said that the coming year will be pivotal for the NHS as it faces
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DH issues guide to ‘correct’ use of C+B

Hospitals, primary care trusts and GP practices are being urged to reconsider workarounds for Choose and Book in favour of
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CfH to crack down on C&B ‘misuse’

NHS Connecting for Heath is hoping to crack down on the misuse of Choose and Book through new guidance that
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DH promotes C+B to beat strike

The Department of Health is encouraging GPs and hospitals to use NHS Choose and Book and secure text messaging to manage
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GPs told to complain about C+B problems

GP practices are being urged to complain if they face problems using Choose and Book. Dr Peter Short, a GP
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Lack of C+B slots increases again

Lack of slot availability on Choose and Book has risen to affect almost one in five appointments after falling at
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Choose and Book 4.2 with SNOMED ready

Choose and Book is launching a major upgrade to its service at the end of this month.
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Our website could do so much more

GP Dr Neil Paul sees the potential for his practice website to be a one stop shop for patients' health
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