Skype increases support for diabetes patients
The introduction of Skype appointments for diabetes appointments in Newham has slashed non-attendance rates in the borough and patients say they feel more supported to self-care.
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NHS Leeds West CCG rolls out pain management app
As part of a redesign of a chronic pain pathway, NHS Leeds West Clinical Commissioning Group is offering patients free access to the PainSense app developed by ADI, to help them manage their pain.
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Mobile and app news in brief
This month’s mobile round-up includes the results of a self-care study at a GP surgery in Bristol and news that diabetes remains the top priority treatment field for health app developers.
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NHS Doncaster CCG revolutionises skin treatment
This case study explains how deploying wi-fi devices to GPs and nurses that use the EE 4G network has improved skin cancer diagnosis times; and kept patients out of hospital.
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Heart patients get smart with phones
Heart patients at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust are monitoring their health at home and sending daily readings to nurses via smartphone.
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33,000 patients go with the Flo
A telehealth text messaging system developed in Stoke has been adopted by more than 70 health and social care services across the UK.
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NHS 24 admits IT “systemic failure”
A frank report to the Scottish Government’s Public Accounts Committee has admitted that “systemic failure” is responsible for the ongoing failure to introduce new IT to the NHS 24 service.
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1m blood donors book online
Nearly 1.5 million blood donation appointments have been booked online since NHS Blood and Transplant introduced a digital booking system two years ago.
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Stevens launches innovation ‘test beds’
Seven ‘test bed’ sites for innovations such as remote monitoring and wearable technologies will be announced today by NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens.
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CCG pilots patient self-monitoring
The Isle of Wight Clinical Commissioning Group is piloting a self-monitoring service for patients using anticoagulation drug Warfarin.
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