Innovation Agency launches coaching academy for health professionals
The Innovation Agency has launched a coaching academy with the aim of helping health and social care professionals introduce new innovations that benefit patients.
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Part 2: Can tech help in averting next winter crisis?
In this second article of two-part series, Shreshtha Trivedi looks at how primary care and urgent care sector are using digital to respond to winter pressures, what is working and how can we accelerate the transformation agenda for next winter.
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Patient survey reveals preference for digital communications
A study has revealed more than two thirds of patients questioned showed a preference for digital communications, with 68 per cent stating they would prefer to manage medical appointments online or via a smartphone.
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AskMyGP launches web app to banish NHS Choices search gremlins
To help reduce pressure on GPs over the winter months, AskMyGP has launched a free web app that overcomes ‘search gremlins’ on NHS Choices.
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Liverpool CCG ramps up telehealth expansion with Docobo
NHS Liverpool CCG has awarded a three-year contract to Docobo to scale up its telehealth services, with a view to support more patients with long term conditions.
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Technology developers should shadow nurses, new report suggests
Technology firms should consider shadowing nurses to fully understand their workflows and inform the creation of solutions that work for them, a new report has suggested.
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Electronic prescribing service piloted in urgent care in London
A pilot use of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) in selected integrated urgent care settings has been launched, NHS Digital has announced.
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Apple Health app ‘used as evidence in murder trial’
The Apple Health app has reportedly been used as evidence during a murder trial in Germany, with police suggesting it shows the suspect dragging his victim down a riverbank and climbing back up.
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East Lancashire Hospitals Trust adopts fall-preventing wearables
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust has started using new wearable technology specifically designed to prevent falls in older people.
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GP at Hand expansion reduced after NHS England objections
An increased roll out of Babylon Healthcare’s GP at Hand service was postponed after NHS England lodged a “formal objection”, it has been revealed.
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