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1 November 2005

Choose and Book ‘will be a year late’

The flagship Choose and Book electronic booking application will be at least a year late by the time it is
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31 October 2005

Choose and Book referrals top 20,000

GP referrals made under Choose and Book have topped the 20,000 mark on a curve that is “rising but delayed”,
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28 October 2005

Fatmanslim offers MP3 support for male weight loss

A free online lifestyle change programme, called fatmanslim, has been launched by its GP inventor to help support men trying to
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27 October 2005

Bavaria launches patient-controlled health records

The German Patient-Partner Association (PPV), a health provider network, and the German statutory health insurance organisation AOK Bavaria are to
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25 October 2005

Upgrade leaves practice without consultant letters

A practice has had to run consultations without access to consultants’ letters for almost a month because of an IT
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25 October 2005

Loophole could force release of deceased’s records

A loophole in the Data Protection Act means GPs could be forced to disclose the records of deceased patients, GP
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25 October 2005

Comms strategy must be tested for emergencies

Every NHS organisation must test their communication strategy twice a year in order to ensure readiness for major incidents, according
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24 October 2005

Primis wins NHS data quality contract

Primis, the primary care data quality service, has won a four year contract with Connecting for Health to work with
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24 October 2005

Scottish GPs aim for 90% e-referral in 2006

Scottish GPs should be sending 90% of referrals electronically by the end of March next year, according to new guidance
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19 October 2005

IMS offers Choose and Book solution

IMS Maxims has announced the immediate availability of its Integrated Choose And Book (ICAB) system which enables NHS and independent
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