Spine

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Legal issues with GP data transfer mooted at HC2005

GPs who move their electronic patient record data to new systems may have to keep the old ones running concurrently
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Only six GP practices connected to NHS Spine

Only six GP practices are currently connected to the national spine, a month after a rapid roll out was expected
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Cabinet Office denies Watmore to take helm at NPfIT

The Cabinet Office and National Programme for IT have moved swiftly today to deny suggestions that Ian Watmore, the Government’s
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NPfIT defends its ETP plans

The National Programme for IT has defended its plans for electronic transmission of prescriptions (ETP) which it says will enhance
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Patient records on spine to be accessed via PDA

Oracle, who are providing infrastructure for the NPfIT for the NHS data spine, have signed a partnership deal with Medify
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NPfIT urged to communicate with nurses

The Royal College of Nursing have called for better communication between nursing staff and the National Programme for IT, and
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Waiting to connect

How soon will GP2GP transfer be possible? EHI Primary Care looks at progress so far, and how much of the
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The loneliness of being first

The IT industry has a phrase for being at the front of the queue for any complex new technology: being
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First spine-connected GP system goes live

Undercliffe practice in Batley, West Yorkshire has become the first in England to go live with a primary care computer
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Fingers point the way forward for patient ID

A group of practices that won an IT innovations award have begun to install a fingerprint identification system that allows
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