Arrangements for GP IT services

From 1 April 2013, where a local Schedule A has been included in the Transfer Scheme, the CCG on behalf of NHS England is responsible for the ordering, funding and administration of services detail

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Interim governance arrangements for Section 251 support

Provisional arrangements have now been finalised which will allow all CSUs and those CCGs with in-house data processing facilities to access personal confidential data from the Secondary Uses Servi

EHI Interview - Sean Riddell

Sean Riddell stepped down as chief executive of Emis Group at the end of last month. Rebecca Todd speaks to him about his 23 years in the GP IT industry.

Call for papers - Poster competition 2013

This year we invite you to submit a poster that demonstrates good practice, education or innovation in use of IT at the Primary or Community level.

2013 conference registration now open

20th Annual Conference, 2 - 4 October 2013 East Midlands Conference Centre

Now in its 20th year and building on the success of last year's conference, the EMIS National User Group Conference 2013 will enable EMIS users in general practice and Community users to learn about current developments and share best practice.

The NHS data grab. Why you should care

Patient-identifiable data will soon be extracted from GP systems and placed in a large database under government control.

Education and resources

Immunisation and EMISWeb

Achieving a high rate of childhood immunisation is important for public health and to maximise practice income. There are a variety of ways we can...

Searching for two linked codes

Sometimes you want to know if a code has been added since another one, in this video I show how to set a search criterion to check that ECG Atrial...

Copying search reports and using sub-searches

I do many searches, and build many reports to find the patients I’m interested in. Web searches are wonderful, but complex reports can take a long...

Safeguarding and child protection protocol in EMIS Web

This article shows how to develop a protocol in EMIS Web that helps identify – at the time of consultation - which children are subject to a child...

Voice recognition

I’ve flirted with voice recognition software for many years – since it became an economical option back in 1997, starting with VoiceType from IBM...

An audit of inhaled corticosteroids in patients with COPD using EMIS Web

The EMIS NUG is pleased to have developed several video clip tutorials demonstrating how to use EMIS Web in your practice. This article describes the...

Features

IT for GP commissioning - the experience in Cumbria

Maggie Falshaw interviews Dr William Lumb, GP, Sedburgh Practice, Cumbria. GP Commissioning and shadow boards will be with us all from 1st April 2011...

View from the PM's desk

I need to get a few things off my chest!

Preparing for QOF 2013/14

Since the beginning of QOF we have got used to the indicators being published late, and the business rules even later. EMIS provide a set of...

Statement for members on 27th March 2013

The EMISNUG are concerned about the extent of patient identifiable data planned in the careuk.data extract mandated from the Health and Social Care...

The NHS data grab. Why you should care

Patient-identifiable data will soon be extracted from GP systems and placed in a large database under government control.

EMISUser Issue 50

Downloadable PDF of the entire issue EMIS Web across practices Testing our IT business continuity plan 50 issues of EMISUser Mobile WiFi Modem EMIS...
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