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Hampshire PCT outsources GP IT support

Hampshire PCT has outsourced its IT support for all GP practices in the county to health IT specialists Healthcare Computing.
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Guidance on computerised CBT launched

New implementation guidance for the use of computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (cCBT) for mild mental health conditions such as depression
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Clinical coding to be scrutinised in national audit

The Audit Commission is to undertake a national programme of clinical coding audit in the NHS in England that will
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High scores on QoF, but wait for exception reporting

Almost one in ten GP practices earned maximum points from last year’s Quality and Outcomes Framework according to data published
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Avon and Wiltshire roll out controlled drug service

Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust has begun installing web-based software to help manage and track the dispensing
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Asthma phone reviews won’t count for QOF

Telephone reviews for patients with asthma cannot count towards Quality and Outcome Framework targets, national arbitrators have ruled. The national
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Asthma reviews by phone don’t count for QoF, say PCTs

National arbitrators for the GP contract are to rule on whether telephone reviews for patients with asthma can count towards
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Common exception reporting standards called for

Exception reporting rates for the Quality and Outcomes Framework need to be subject to uniform standards to ensure as many
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New QMAS software will focus on excluded patients

Changes to the payments software for the Quality and Outcomes Framework mean practices and primary care trusts will be able
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QoF results publication likely in next two months

Quality and Outcomes Framework results for every practice in England and Scotland are likely to be published on government websites
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