GP2GP project hits 2006/07 deployment target:

* GP2GP project hits 2006/07 deployment target:
NHS Connecting for Health has exceeded its target for implementing GP2GP at
500 practices before 31 March 2007.
http://www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/gp2gpnews060307

* New national clinical lead for patient safety:
Dr Maureen Baker CBE has joined NHS Connecting for Health as the new
national clinical lead for patient safety, as of 1 March.
http://www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/baker060307

WHAT'S NEW:

* GP2GP at work in Bury:
Dr John Hampson, a GP at Greenmount Medical Centre in Bury, shares his
enthusiasm for the GP2GP record transfer process.
http://www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/gp2gpbury060307

* Saving lives with PACS:
Dr Michael Creagh, consultant radiologist and director of radiology in the
Ashford and St Peters NHS Trust, tells us how digital images helped to save
the life of a patient with a fractured skull.
http://www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/ashfordpacs050307

* Using a new Patient Administration System:
Stickney Surgery in Lincolnshire now uses a TPP SystmOne GP system. GP
Practice Manager Christine Morgan discusses how they came to that decision.
http://www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/stickney080307

* Eastern Cluster 'NHS Update':
Download edition 9 of the Eastern Cluster newsletter 'NHS Update', including
news on "changing ways of working" in the United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS
Trust (PDF 34Kb).
http://www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/easternupdate080307

* Nursing Knowledge Project questionnaire:
This is a further chance for nurses to say what information they need to be
able to access at the point of care.
http://www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/delivery/serviceimplementation/ndp/new
s

"It's about the patient"

* Making access control work for you:
View a presentation and read a report on access control in relation to the
NHS Care Records Service, presented by Dr Colin Fincham, the programme
manager for access control, from a workshop at the recent joint BMA and NHS
Connecting for Health conference.
http://www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/accesscontrol190207

* "It's about the patient":
Learn how GP practices can change their relationship with patients, also
from a workshop at the recent joint BMA and NHS Connecting for Health
conference.
http://www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/aboutpatient190207

* New PACS communication materials:
NHS organisations can now order some new PACS patient and public
communications materials, such as posters and banners, on the subject of
patient consent.
http://www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/pacs/commaterials

* North East Cluster clinical e-bulletin:
Download edition three of the North East Cluster clinical e-bulletin, which
includes a profile of Joe Psaila, chair of the North East Cluster
Perioperative Expert Reference Group (PDF 382Kb).
http://www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/necclinical3

* Warfarin service case study:
Discover more about the award-winning service that Blackpool Victoria
Hospital offers to Warfarin patients.
http://www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/warfarin190207

2006 NHS IM&T Investment Survey

* New health protection project begins:
NHS Connecting for Health and the Health Protection Agency have begun a
project, in collaboration with the Department of Health, which could improve
the recognition and handling of outbreaks, epidemics and emerging risks such
as bio-terrorist attacks.
http://www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/hpaproject090207

* 2006 NHS IM&T Investment Survey:
An information pack and summary analysis of the latest Information
Management & Technology Investment Survey are now available.

http://www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/publications/funding

* Single Assessment Process case study:
A look into how Single Assessment Process (SAP) technology is helping health
and social service staff to share information better, in the North East
Cluster.

http://www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/regions/north/single-assessment-proces
s/

* Feedback report released ahead of OPCS-4.4:
Download the report on the OPCS (Office of Population Census and Surveys)
implementation survey, ahead of the release of OPCS-4.4 from 1 April 2007.
http://www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/opcsfeedback060207

* Nurses & midwives - online help at work:
The Nursing Knowledge Project has launched a survey to find out the needs of
nurses and midwives for information at the point of care.
http://www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/ndpquestionnaire080207

* What's in I.T. for me?:
View the keynote speakers' presentations from the recent joint BMA/NHS
Connecting for Health conference, held on 1 February 2007.
http://www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/itforme070207

NHS Connecting for Health news February 2007

* ePrescribing programme publishes Functional Specification:
The Electronic Prescribing (ePrescribing) programme has reached an important
milestone with the publication of Version 1.0 of the ePrescribing Functional
Specification.

http://www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/news/eprescribing020207

* Voice services on N3 available from Spring 2007:
The N3 Service Provider and NHS Connecting for Health have announced that
they are developing a series of voice services on the N3 network, scheduled
for availability from Spring 2007.
http://www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/news/voiceservices

* Discover even more about GP2GP:
There is now improved information available about the GP2GP project,
including benefits, how it works, latest news and FAQs.
http://www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/gp2gp

* Nursing Development Programme:
Learn more about the involvement and engagement of the nursing profession in
the development, design and delivery of the National Programme for IT.
http://www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/delivery/serviceimplementation/ndp

* 'PACS - the story so far' - the future:
The final part in our series of clinician interviews looks at what may be
possible through the Picture Archiving and Communications System in the
future.
http://www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/pacs/the-story-so-far

* Online submission form for OPCS-4.5 review:
Suggestions can now be submitted online for interventions and procedures not
currently captured by OPCS-4.4, an information standard within the NHS
Classifications Service, to be considered for inclusion in the next
revision.
http://www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/opcsform290107

* National Standard representation of Clinical Imaging Procedures:
Codes and descriptions for use in the representation of Clinical Imaging
Procedures have been released, intended for use in all Imaging Department
information systems.
http://www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/imaging020207