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Medical and patient groups are among those to have raised concerns about the way the changes are being implemented.

Dozens of GP practices could refuse to share patient data with NHS Digital as a major new data extraction programme begins from July.

Lincolnshire councillors hit out at NHS data sharing plans NHS Digital denied selling data to commercial companies Lincolnshire County Council’s Independent Group has criticised national plans to centralise data from GP practices. NHS Digital announced a new General Practice Data for Planning And Research (GPDPR) service in May, which will allow pseudonymised patient data to be accessed faster and more efficiently by planners and researchers. The Independent Group at LCC, however, fear pati...

MOD confirms plans to sell RAF Scampton by end of 2022 Reds will still train above Lincolnshire RAF Scampton. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite The Ministry of Defence has confirmed plans to start marketing RAF Scampton for sale by the end of December 2022. In a letter to Gainsborough MP Sir Edward Leigh, published by the Save Scampton group, Minister of State for Defence Procurement Jeremy Quin said his office had been working with West Lindsey District Council to deliver a future for ...

Senior GPs have called on colleagues to refuse to hand over patients’ personal data to NHS Digital, in a move they hope will buy time to raise awareness of plans to place all medical records in England on a central database. All 36 doctors’ surgeries in Tower Hamlets, east London, have already agreed to withhold the data when collection begins on 1 July, the Guardian understands. An email has been circulated to about 100 practices across...

Man dies in early morning crash in north east Lincolnshire village Police are appealing for witnesses The crash happened on the B1210 Healing Road, in Stallingborough. | Photo: Google Street View Police are appealing for witnesses of a fatal crash on the B1210 which resulted in a man dying in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The driver of a blue Mazda 6 estate car died in a crash on the B1210, Healing Road in Stallingborough, shortly before 5am on Tuesday, June 1. The man died when his car l...

June starts with 15 COVID-19 cases and no deaths in Greater Lincolnshire No coronavirus deaths in UK for first time | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite There have been 15 coronavirus cases in Greater Lincolnshire and no COVID-related deaths on June 1, the first time since the pandemic started where there have been no UK deaths. The government’s COVID-19 dashboard recorded five new cases in Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire. No further coronavirus deaths were r...

The lack of a digital reservation system saw many vaccines discarded due to no-shows or sudden cancellations. Digital Health News ~ Andrea Downey ~ 13/05/2021 Over the next three months their patients are set to benefit from trials of virtual wards and home assessments, 3D eye scanners, at-home antibiotic kits, AI in GP surgeries and ‘Super Saturday’ clinics of multi-disciplinary teams joining forces at the weekend to offer more specialist appointments. FierceHealthcare ~ Dave Muoio ~ 13/05...

DUTCH HOSPITAL EXPANDS ITS USE OF SECTRAS SOLUTION Dutch hospital Alrijne Zorggroep has signed an enterprise imaging contract with international medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company, Sectra. The contract is an expansion of an existing agreement that aims to broaden the use of the imaging solutions currently used in radiology to include cardiology. Through the initiative, Alrijne has the possibility to further expand its use of the solution to include all medical imaging across the ente...

NHS Digital replaces system for collection of GP data New system designed ‘with interests of patients at its heart’ will provide near-real-time primary care data to support improvements in healthcare and help research Share this item with your network: By Published: 12 May 2021 16:13 NHS Digital has announced the launch of a new platform to collect data from general practitioners (GPs) to meet new requests stemming from healthcare and researchers posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. The ...