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The NHS Commissioning Board?s bid to routinely extract data from GP practices has been accepted, allowing CCGs to ?compare data between practices? and provide individual GP practices with ?points to where improvements can be made?.
The GPES Independent Advisory Group (IAG), which approves the use of the General Practice Extraction Service (GPES), said the Board will be allowed to extract patient-anonymised data on demographics, diseases, events, and referrals from GP systems each month.
However, it ruled this will be dependent on three conditions: that the Board must more clearly define the purpose of the extraction; that the BMA and RCGP should be included in discussions about what data should be extracted; and that any extraction will ensure patients? rights around objections and opt outs will be in line with the outcomes of the consultation on changes to the NHS Constitution.
http://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/practic...om-gp-practices/20001991.article#.USjYDaXASSo
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The GPES Independent Advisory Group (IAG), which approves the use of the General Practice Extraction Service (GPES), said the Board will be allowed to extract patient-anonymised data on demographics, diseases, events, and referrals from GP systems each month.
However, it ruled this will be dependent on three conditions: that the Board must more clearly define the purpose of the extraction; that the BMA and RCGP should be included in discussions about what data should be extracted; and that any extraction will ensure patients? rights around objections and opt outs will be in line with the outcomes of the consultation on changes to the NHS Constitution.
http://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/practic...om-gp-practices/20001991.article#.USjYDaXASSo
(free registration required)