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GPC condemns proposed QoF changes

GP representatives have condemned the government’s proposals for changes to the Quality and Outcomes Framework. The British Medical Association’s General
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Guidance ‘wrong’ on amending clinical notes

When the Londonwide Local Medical Committees issued advice to its members on correcting clinical notes it seemed a straightforward matter. Don’t
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GP practices urged to complete GPSoC deals

GP practices in England that have signed up for the GP Systems of Choice (GPSoC) initiative are being encouraged to
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GPs call for halt to centrally-held patient records

GP representatives must ensure that a halt is put to the development of centrally-held patient records, this year’s local medical
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GPs not getting promised £80m IT funds

GP representatives claim that PCTs are failing to fund IT upgrades for GP practices despite receiving £80m of GP Systems
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GPs say Choose and Book currently ‘unfit for purpose’

GP representatives have rejected calls for Choose and Book to be suspended but have branded the scheme as currently unfit
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GP representatives to call for public enquiry on CRS

GPs representatives are to hear calls for a public inquiry into the cost of the NHS Care Records Service (CRS)
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Hopes for GP2GP completion by end of 2008

Connecting for Health hopes to rollout its GP2GP record transfer project to every practice in England by the end of
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Scottish GPs insist on explicit consent on shared records

  GP practices must remain the data controller for GP records even if databases are held within a hosted environment,
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GPASS abandoned by Tayside and Grampian

NHS Tayside and NHS Grampian have confirmed that they will be abandoning the General Practice Administration System for Scotland (GPASS)
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