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28 November 2012

Lancashire clinicians access GP data

Urgent care doctors and pharmacists at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust are accessing key information from the patient records of
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15 November 2012

UK GPs top for use of EMRs

More than two thirds of UK GPs use electronic medical records and can also order tests or prescriptions online, manage
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13 November 2012

‘You too can YouTube’ says London GP

A London practice is using YouTube to share health messages with patients including a video about ear wax removal that
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30 October 2012

Govt determined on GP contract change

Health minister Earl Howe has hinted that the government could push ahead with changes to the GP contract even if
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23 October 2012

DH proposes GP contract changes

The government is proposing to change the GP contract to stop financial payments for organisational tasks and reward practices for
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19 October 2012

Two new surgeries get 084 numbers

Two GP surgeries have recently introduced 084 telephone numbers despite a decision by the Department of Health to ban the
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1 October 2012

CQC inspection powers questioned

Dr Mary Hawking has raised concerns about the inspection powers of the Care Quality Commission regarding access to individual patient
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27 September 2012

GPs ‘key’ to more mobile health

GPs and new clinical commissioning groups are key to the deployment of more mobile health systems, the European Connected Health
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19 September 2012

Better broadband for Welsh GPs

GP surgeries in Wales are set to get faster and more resilient broadband, following an improvement to the country’s public
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18 September 2012

RCGP leads records access project

The Royal College of GPs is to lead a project to make sure that all patients can access their GP
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