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Electronic Order Communications in Primary Care

DH is working with NHS Connecting for Health on a project to develop electronic ordering of pathology tests, and reporting of test results, in primary care. This will be the first such system to use the Spine Messaging Service and the new pathology messaging standards. the project will work with two 'early adopter' sites and with primary care system and pathology system suppliers, with the aim of supporting effective national roll-out.

The 'early adopter' sites have now been announced.  More information can be found in the attached.

• Download Early adopter sites announcement (PDF, 38K)