Leadership Summit: Should CIOs and CCIOs be executive board members?
Sitting as an executive on the board can help CIOs do their job “much more effectively”, delegates at Digital Health’s Leadership Summit in Bristol heard.
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CQC findings show online primary care providers still need to improve
An online primary care provider failed to pass the details of 400 patients to their GPs despite having consent to do so, a CQC report has revealed.
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Industry news in brief
This month’s industry round-up features research revealing why health and social care workers end up sending emails to the wrong people, and news of a partnership between an AI digital pathology firm and a US dermatopathology lab.
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CCG could face £10.6m additional costs to continue funding GP at Hand
Hammersmith and Fulham CCG could be facing additional costs of more than £10.6 million in order to continue funding Babylon’s GP at Hand practice.
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Royal College of Physicians of Ireland launches mobile app for trainees
The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (RCPI) has launched a new mobile app designed to help trainee clinicians stay on top of training.
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PRSB sets information sharing standards for long-term patients
New standards for sharing information to support people with long-term conditions have been established by the Professional Record Standards Body (PRSB).
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Urgent care clinicians gain fast access to shared medical records
Urgent care clinicians in South Gloucestershire now have fast access to shared medical records which provides a clear overview of a patient’s medical journey.
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NHS England issues £250k tender for independent evaluation of GP at Hand
NHS England has issued a tender for an independent evaluation of Babylon’s GP at Hand service after the national body lodged a ‘formal objection’ to a significant further roll out of the service.
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Patients Know Best joins forces with blockchain company for virtual shared record
An online patient portal software company has partnered up with blockchain company to provide a virtual shared medical record to diabetic patients in Bury.
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