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DH launches consultation on QoF

The Department of Health has launched a consultation on its plans for the Quality and Outcomes Framework. The DH is
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NHS not making enough use of technology

The NHS is failing to make use of everyday technology such as e-mail to deliver reponsive and convenient patient services.
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Information prescriptions to be linked to electronic records

The Department of Health is this week expected to set out its vision for information prescriptions that are linked to
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NICE to overhaul QoF

The Quality and Outcomes Framework (QoF) is to be overhauled to focus on indicators which have the greatest impact on
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GPs shape the future of health IT

In the latest column from NHS Connecting for Health, Peter Short, one of the agency’s national clinical leads for GPs,
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Access to NHS care records may be widened

The Department of Health is to review extending access to the NHS Care Records Service to non-NHS staff, and bodies
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QRisk could cut heart disease

The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) has recommended that the QRisk formula for identifying those most at risk of
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North Tees emergency unit opens with wireless

Emergency staff at the University Hospital of North Tees are using wireless technology to treat patients at their bedside and
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NICE looks at pathways to electronic guidance

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is looking at new ways of providing its guidance electronically –
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Patient UK website launches interactive forum

EMIS has announced that its health information website, Patient UK, is launching a new interactive forum, called Patient Experience, to
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