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17 September 2010

Vision 360 brought to Isle of Wight

NHS Isle of Wight is to use INPS’s Vision 360 to share summary information from GP records with its walk-in
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9 April 2010

Think-tank calls for self-service NHS

A think tank has called for people to be given the option to register with the NHS nationally rather than
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16 March 2010

Get consent 2 txt – MDU

GP practices are being advised to get patients’ explicit consent before communicating with them via text message. Latest advice from
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12 March 2010

Hants GP wants explicit consent for SCR

A GP practice in Hampshire has recorded opt-out requests for the Summary Care Record from 20% of its patients, having
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13 November 2009

Sweden and GTC build e-health framework

The Global Trust Council (GTC) is in negotiations with the Swedish government to create an internationally recognised e-health framework. The
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11 September 2009

NI rolls out national flu surveillance

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety and the Business Services Organisation in Northern Ireland is preparing to
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23 June 2009

GP bodies clash on SCR

The Royal College of General Practitioners has publicly backed the Summary Care Record following criticism of its consent model by
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12 June 2009

GPs urged to be ‘constantly alert’ on privacy

GPs have been advised to be “constantly alert” to potential threats to patient confidentiality and privacy as their representatives back
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29 May 2009

Legal advice on SCR and Spine

GPs have been given medico-legal advice about the implications of using the Summary Care Record and uploading information to the
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28 May 2009

Consent back on LMCs’ agenda

Grassroots GPs are to return to the debate for an opt-in approach to the transfer of patient identifiable data and
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