13 August 2008

LEGISLATION

Impact assessment of moving ahead with electronic prescription service (release 2) and enabling completely electronic prescriptions in primary care (30th July 2008)
With prescription volumes rising at 5% per year, these are a rising and indirect cost to NHS organisations and primary care contractors. Electronic prescriptions would reduce these problems.
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National Health Service Litigation Authority (Primary Medical Services - General Practice Systems of Choice Primary Care Trust - Practice Agreement - Dispute Resolution) Directions 2008 (7th August 2008)
The Secretary of State for Health, makes the following Directions in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 7(1) and 8 of the National Health Service Act 2006(a).
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