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Government turns up the heat on patient power

The government has set out its vision for the future shape of public services, which includes giving patients greater choice
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NHS Choices to offer GP rating for patients

Patients will be able to rate their GP’s performance via the NHS Choices website from next summer, according to reports
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Getting records up to standard

NHS Connecting for Health and the Royal College of Physicians talk about the new standards issued for records in the
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TPP launches SystmOnline self-service

TPP has completed the pilot of the patient self-service module of its SystmOnline software.
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How the web threatens GP reputations

Lawyer Magnus Boyd argues that ratings websites can destroy doctors’ reputations in the time it takes to send an e-mail.
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Patient Opinion mashes up NHS Choices

Patient Opinion has announced a “mash-up” with NHS Choices comments released onto a Cabinet Office website to promote new uses
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Doctors complain about rating website

Doctors have complained to the Information Commissioner about the doctors’ rating website iwantgreatcare.org. The site www.iwantgreatcare.org was launched last month
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New website lets patients rate doctors

Dr Neil Bacon founder of www.iWantGreatCare.org A website has been launched that allows patients to rate individual GPs and hospital
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Latest BNFC interfaces with NHS dm+d

The new online edition of the latest BNF for Children – BNFC 2008 – will include a new interface to
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Intel launches online community for carers

Intel has launched a new social network site intended to bring together carers, nurses and patients, enabling them to share
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