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BMA says SCR roll-out ‘too hasty’

The BMA has criticised the roll-out of the Summary Care Record programme, claiming patients do not have enough information and
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Time savings reported on GP2GP

GP practices report that receiving records via GP2GP saves time on the first consultation and time spent summarising records, according
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Three more early adopters for Lorenzo

E-Health Insider has identified an NHS acute trust, a primary care trust and a mental health services trust as the
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CSC and Fujitsu NHS contract resets continue

Negotiations to reset the local service provider contracts in the North, Midlands and East of England, plus the South of
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Greater Manchester extends telemedicine pilot

The Greater Manchester and Cheshire Cardiac Network has extended its pilot of a telemedicine ECG service from Broomwell HealthWatch, to
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Heart check-ups by phone offered over Christmas

Over 100 GP practices in the North West of England will be offering patients heart check-ups over the phone during
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Slow progress on Choose and Book

Uptake of Choose and Book has made slow progress since the beginning of this year, according to latest figures from
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