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6 December 2007

Dear NPfIT…

Respondents to the recent Medix survey added comments to their answers. Linda Davidson sifted their views.
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28 November 2007

Children’s database delayed to review security

The government has announced that the £224m children’s database, ContactPoint, will be delayed for five months, so that a full
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21 November 2007

Revenue blunder is a lesson for public bodies

The Information Commissioner has highlighted the importance of tight security and data protection in public sector bodies, following the security
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21 November 2007

EPRs support new clinic for spina bifida care

The Scottish Spina Bifida Association (SSBA) has completed a pilot study of a ‘one stop’ health check clinic, using AxSys’ Excellicare
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20 November 2007

Losing patient data may become a crime

The court should be able to prosecute doctors who have laptops containing unencrypted patient information stolen from their cars, according
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20 November 2007

Survey shows falling GP support for NPfIT

Support and enthusiasm for the National Programme for IT among GPs has fallen by more than 50% since the programme
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20 November 2007

Integration to improve newborn testing

One of the 2 million babies to be screened since the launch of NHSP The NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme
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1 November 2007

Spine to be shut for two day ‘refresh’

Connecting for Health (CfH) and BT have confirmed that the NHS Spine will be unavailable when it is taken down
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29 October 2007

NHSmail promotes free SMS for reminders

NHSmail users are being encouraged to use the system’s free text messaging to remind patients about healthcare appointments. Contractors, Cable & Wireless’
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24 September 2007

Uncertainty over legality of NCRS

Health minister Ben Bradshaw has refused to release information on the legality of the NHS Care Records Service (NCRS) and
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