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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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10 January 2006

Mixed feelings from GPs in new survey on NPfIT

A new survey of GPs shows a widespread dislike of Choose and Book, but optimism that the National Programme for
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6 December 2005

Councils lag behind on telecare plans

 A minority of councils in England are starting to put plans in place for telecare services but most have made
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29 November 2005

Technology effective in dementia home care

Assistive technology for dementia sufferers living at home can be cost-effective, increase patients’ independence and deliver support to unpaid carers,
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14 November 2005

Granger says NPfIT in danger of being derailed

The director in charge of the £6.2 billion NHS National Programme for IT has warned that the project is in
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3 October 2005

Two lines to combat GP cynicism – Jeavons

Connecting for Health’s director of service implementation, Richard Jeavons, has attributed GP cynicism about IT modernisation to the newspapes and
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15 September 2005

Diabetes care guideline recommends use of IT

 New international guidance on type 2 diabetes management has included recommendations for making telephone support and electronic medical records available to
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9 September 2005

PCT chiefs warn on reconfiguration plans

41% of primary care trust chief executives think that the planned reconfiguration of their organisations will have a negative effect on
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30 August 2005

QoF data to be published online

Practices will no longer have to release Quality and Outcome Framework data if asked to do so under the Freedom of
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19 August 2005

‘Unplugged’ Choose and Book offered for download

Connecting for Health have released a browser-based, limited-functionality demonstration of Choose and Book for anyone to download. Entitled Choose and Book
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