GP at Hand’s primary care network ‘temporarily approved’ pending review
A spokesman for NHS England said the network arrangements may change after a review of the GP out of area rules, expected to be launched next week.
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Access to digital technologies will drive 4 key areas of health innovation
AI diagnostics; personalised medicine; nanotechnology; and virtual relief, will be at the forefront of “healthy life solutions”, according to a report.
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London hospital trials digital triage service in urgent care departments
Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup introduced eTriage, a system where patients self-check in and are automatically triaged by clinical need.
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GP at Hand to go live in Birmingham after expansion is approved
Hammersmith and Fulham Clinical Commissioning Group’s (CCG) primary care committee gave the go ahead at a meeting on 18 June.
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Digital mental health service launched to support GPs
Doctors using the GP Health Service now have access to SilverCloud Health, where more than 30 programmes to improve mental health are available.
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Swedish teledermatology company teams up with AHSN in Wessex
Gnosco has joined the AHSN’s programme for testing innovations in primary care; to evaluate the company’s Dermicus teledermatology platform.
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Virtual reality tool improves carers understanding of dementia
The tool aims to increase empathy and understanding of lesser-know symptoms by enabling healthcare professionals to experience them first hand through VR.
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Mobile health and apps news in brief
The round up features a study into mental health apps and a campaign launched in Scotland which encourages people to use phones to manage their health.
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MP calls for GP at Hand to be suspended pending further reviews
Andy Slaughter, the MP for Hammersmith, warned the Government’s support of Babylon’s GP at Hand risked “privatising the NHS”.
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Boots launches free online NHS repeat prescription service
The service allows customers to directly order their repeat prescription from their GP record and have it sent to Boots for dispensing.
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