News
GPC chair says shared patient records are increasing workloads
GPs are seeing more patients as an ‘unintended consequence’ of the NHS’s integrated patient records system, according to the chair of the BMA’s GP Committee keep reading
patient records
Health Tech
NHS staff and parents to gain access to crucial child health information
Vital child health information will be available to health professionals and parents at the point of care, thanks to a new live national service which keep reading
Management
Switching to the electronic prescription service (EPS)
Ninety-three per cent of GP practices in England have successfully adopted the electronic prescription service (EPS) and, according to NHS Digital, an estimated 62.5% of keep reading
Compliance
You say, we pay; GDPR and the financial impact on practices
The general data protection regulation – fondly known as GDPR – has made waves in terms of how we collect and hold data. It has keep reading
Management
GP-pharmacist collaboration: share the records – share the load
Newham GP Dr Farzana Hussain explains how giving the local community pharmacist read-write access to her patient record has transformed care at her practice When keep reading
News
Patient information shared with immigration officials
An official agreement that lets NHS Digital share patients’ addresses with immigration officials has sparked concerns from doctors, public health officials and the national data keep reading
Management
AI set to transform patients’ health records
Credit: This story was first seen on The Guardian Google’s AI-powered health tech subsidiary, DeepMind Health, is planning to use a new technology loosely based keep reading
Uncategorized
A poor track record
In September 2015 Capita was awarded an NHS England contract to deliver administrative support services to GP practices. The appointment hasn’t been an easy ride; keep reading
Management
Opening lines of communication through digital dictation
Jess Pike plugs in her dictation device and explores the merits of digital dictation in a surgery setting. What do the best devices offer busy practice managers and keep reading