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GP contract to continue IT DES payments

GP practices will be able to continue to claim for work done under the IM&T directed enhanced service (DES) for another
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iB Solutions wins contract extension

iB Solutions, an Irish subsidiary of IBA Health, has won a £22m contract extension with NHS Shared Business Services to host
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QoF cash for quitters

GPs could be paid depending on the number of their patients who stop smoking as part of possible changes to
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GPSoC contracts due for completion this month

Connecting for Health (CfH) is predicting that all GP practices using eligible systems under the GP Systems of Choice (GPSoC)
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Johnson steps up pressure on 0844 numbers

Health secretary Alan Johnson has stepped up the pressure on practices using 0844 telephone numbers as campaigners draw up a
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Patient information: how ICTs can help

Fiona Barr looks at the role information technology can play in providing greater information for patients.
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Report advises annual QoF negotiation

The National Audit Office has advised the Department of Health to renegotiate the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QoF) every year
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CSC yet to sign GPSoC contract

CSC has yet to sign its contract with Connecting for Health to take part in the GP Systems of Choice
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PbR held back by NHS data failures

A new report into the progress of Payment by Results (PbR) has concluded that problems with the quality and timeliness of
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Private GP providers’ technology

The private providers winning contracts to run general practices have information technology close to the top of their agendas, Fiona
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