New oversight for remote GP digital services
GP video subscription apps will come under increased regulatory scrutiny next years, as the number of companies offering remote consultation continues to grow.
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Laura’s digital disruptors: GP video consultations
Digital Health reporter Laura Stevens takes a look at online and video consultations with GPs, and asks whether these will remain private services, or find a role within the NHS.
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Tinder report backs tech support for people with dementia
Technology can help people living with dementia and their carers, a report by a digital charity has argued.
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Ewan Davis: EPS – is it my fault?
Ewan reflects wonders why he keeps running out of his repeat medication, ponders the hapless state of the so called Electronic Prescribing Service, fears that both are his fault, and says lessons need to be learned.
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Another view: of EPS and GP frustrations with ordering drugs online
Neil Paul wonders if the move to open up primary care systems to third parties could lead to better prescription services for patients. But what he’d really like is a rethink of how online ordering works for GPs.
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Mobile and app news in brief
This month’s app round up covers an ambulance service making an innovative use of apps, alongside a company hoping to give everyone a therapist in their pocket.
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Standard weight loss methods better than wearables – study
Fitness devices may not offer an advantage over traditional diet and exercise plans for losing weight, according to a long term study in the US.
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Stevens renews support for wearable tech and data mining
The chief executive of NHS England has put his support behind wearable technology, and said he wants to make sure that trusts are financially rewarded for using it.
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Heart failure patients in Norfolk use self-testing tech
A self-testing service for heart failure patients has been launched by Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust.
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Another view: of appointments, texts and email
GP Neil Paul is annoyed that his system supplier has tweaked its online booking platform; but also convinced that electronic communications with patients are on the cusp of a revolution.
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