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Map of Medicine publishes VTE pathway

The Map of Medicine has published a new pathways for the prevention of Venous Thromoembolism (VTE) in hospital patients, which
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Watchdog calls for safety culture

The Healthcare Commission has urged the NHS to generate better comparative information on safe care and outcomes and to set
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Keogh promotes use of the NHS Number

Professor Sir Bruce Keogh has written to all NHS chief executives and medical directors to promote wider use of the
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TPP reaches 10m patients and plans more

Primary care system supplier TPP has announced that more than ten million patients in England and Wales now have records
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Electronic fit notes to replace sick notes

An electronic ‘fit note’ is to replace paper sick notes from 2010 in a bid to get more people back
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BT e-Health Insider Awards 2008: the finalists

All the finalists in this year’s awards, along with a description of their projects.
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GPs see the sun go down on dawn2

Six GP practices have become the first NHS early adopter sites for the new public sector network in Wales. The
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Consent to view explored for detailed records

The new consent to view model for the NHS Summary Care Record in England may also be applied to the
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Help patients with NHS Number – NPSA

Primary care organisations that have stopped issuing medical record cards should reinstate the practice as a way of informing patients
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NHS Number Safer Practice Notice issued

The National Patient Safety Agency has urged all NHS organisations in England and Wales to use the NHS Number as
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