Qured eyes expansion after £1m crowdfunding campaign
The on-demand healthcare provider that offers to deliver a doctor to your door has expanded its service thanks to increased funding.
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New national CCIO tweets his five key priorities for NHS IT
The new national CCIO, Dr Simon Eccles, revealed on Twitter that his main priority for IT in the NHS was to let patients “view records and care plan”.
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Digital executives discuss consumer power at health and tech event
The power of the consumer and a lack of innovation in the social care sector were some of the topics discussed at a health and disruption panel in London.
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Mental health text service for young people launched in Yorkshire
A mental health and wellbeing text service aimed at young people called Buzz Us has been commissioned across North Yorkshire by the NHS Hambleton, Richmondshire and Whitby CCG.
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Doctaly raises £900,000 in funding for national expansion
Doctaly, a UK-based online platform that enables NHS doctors to see private patients around their contracted hours, has been awarded more than £900,000 in funding.
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GDE goes live with System C e-observation software
Staff at University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust are using mobile electronic devices to record patient observations following the implementation of System C software as part of the trust’s GDE digital upgrade.
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NIHR awards £4m to development of virtual reality treatments from NHS
The National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) has awarded £4 million to the development of virtual reality (VR) treatments from the NHS.
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WeMa Life founder touts digital platform as the ‘Amazon for care’
The founder of WeMa, a digital platform that links up patients with healthcare services, has labelled it ‘the Amazon for care’.
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Phased roll out of SNOMED CT in general practice due to commence in April
The implementation of SNOMED CT in general practice is due to commence from April 2018 with a phased roll-out approach, NHS Digital has said.
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NHS Digital Academy hailed as ‘important mechanism’ for cyber security
The NHS Digital Academy will be a “really important mechanism” for improving cyber security within the organisation, NHS England’s CIO has said.
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