Referral management

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CfH to crack down on C&B ‘misuse’

NHS Connecting for Heath is hoping to crack down on the misuse of Choose and Book through new guidance that
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50 practices to trial Welsh e-referrals

Almost 50 GP practices in Wales will shortly become early adopters for the Welsh electronic referral system, Informing Healthcare has
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EMIS and INPS plan integrated IT system

Leading GP system suppliers EMIS and INPS are to join forces with out-of-hours IT supplier Adastra to develop an integrated
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Using IT to deliver on free choice

Free choice at referral takes effect this month. Fiona Barr looks at how IT will be used to deliver this
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Wales begin pilots of e-referrals

Informing Healthcare, the Welsh NHS IT agency, is to start piloting electronic referrals system in three GP practices in Cardiff
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Wales begins electronic referrals trial

Two GP practices in Wales are to take part in a trial of an electronic referral system which will be
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Bedford Hospital using C+B to manage demand, GPs claim

Bedford Hospital is rejecting GP referrals not made through Choose and Book in an attempt to manage demand for its
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On the road

EHIPC talks to GP clinical lead Professor Mike Pringle about how CfH will use its new national GP engagement workshops.
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Too many problems with C+B, says Meldrum

Too many delays and problems have undermined the Choose and Book scheme, according to the leader of the UK’s GPs.
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Avon unconvinced on Choose and Book

A local medical committee representing GPs with one of the lowest take-up rates for Choose and Book in England says
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