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Over 5,000 GP practices now ready for QMAS

The Department of Health have announced that over 5,000 out of the 9,000 GP practices in England are now able
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Why GPs face Hobson’s choice

An exclusive interview with Sean Riddell, deputy managing director of EMIS, about how he believes that GPs are being denied
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BGS to help NHS Direct bridge language barriers

Bowne Global Solutions (BGS), has announced that it has signed a contract with NHS Direct to provide the nurse-led telephonic
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NHS Scotland begins national EPR procurement

The NHS National Services Scotland, on behalf of NHS Scotland, has issued an OJEU invitation for expressions of interest for
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EMIS users urged to protest about systems choice

The head of the EMIS National User Group (NUG) has written to all EMIS users calling on them to lobby
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Sun awarded ‘tactical’ NHS desktop contract

The National Programme for IT (NPfIT) has concluded an evaluation project with Sun Microsystems over the potential use of Sun’s
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EDS given £9m compensation for NHSmail contract

EDS is to recieve £9m in compensation from the Department of Health for the cancellation of its 10-year contract to
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NHS University cancels ‘virtual campus’ procurement

The NHS University has cancelled the procurement for its ‘virtual campus’, the project that was meant to be the centerpiece
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First QMAS system fully approved in NPfIT pilot

The National Programme for IT have rubber-stamped the first clinical software system for use with the new Quality Management and
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The Quality Management and Analysis System (QMAS)

The quality and outcomes framework (QoF) is designed to reward practices for the quality of care offered to their patients
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