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Scottish MPs told criticism of GPASS ‘overblown’

Criticism of the Scottish GP computer system GPASS is “overblown” and the system will serve NHS Scotland well in the
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Patient records may only be shared locally, say CfH

Detailed electronic patient records will not be accessible outside the local groups of organisations that created them, in direct contradiction
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Accenture’s NHS losses grow as NPfIT delays mount

Accenture, the leading management and technology consulting firm, announced a provision for a further $450 million of losses against its
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Choice? What choice?

Over a year since the announcement of GP system choice, many practices still only have one package to choose from.
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Second GP2GP record transfer pilot live

The second live trial of GP2GP has successfully completed the electronic transfer of a patient’s health care record from between
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Choice proves tough for some practices in Cambridge

Two primary care trusts have told practices in need of hardware upgrades to their IT systems that they will need
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Missing link

Kingsley Manning from Newchurch wonders where the IT is in the new community care white paper, and what contribution CfH
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New GP choice proposals outlined

NHS Connecting for Health has outlined new proposals for delivering GP system choice based on a multi-step accreditation process. If
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EPS pilot to restart after early glitch

One of England’s first electronic prescription service (EPS) pilots has been shut down for more than a month because of
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Paper sole option for patients opting out of CRS

Patients who wish to opt out of having their information recorded on the NHS Care Records Service will only be
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