| GPASS, the general
practice administration system for Scotland, distributed free to all
GPs, appears to be continuing its troubled life. The system was
developed with taxpayers’ money and is used by nearly 900 practices in
Scotland. But it has never been popular (see bjhc&im June 2004), and
last month the British Medical Association and the Royal College of
General Practitioners wrote to Scottish Health Minister, Andy Kerr,
claiming that doctors have lost confidence in GPASS and demanding urgent
action.
Full story in bjhc&im May 2006 (228 words)
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