Mobile health and apps news in brief
Our latest round up features news that demand for mental health apps has increased by more than 500%, amongst other health tech titbits.
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NHS to log private healthcare data to address gaps in care records
Part of the initiative aims to address individuals who may have received private care and may have information missing from their health record.
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Private clinicians urged to approve performance data ahead of publication
Private clinicians have been asked to begin approving performance data for publication under efforts to help patients make more informed decisions about their treatment.
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12 councils selected by NHS Digital to run social care tech pilots
Twelve councils have been awarded £20,000 each by NHS Digital to explore how digital technologies can improve social care.
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Doctor’s union chairman calls for GP at Hand to be “scrapped immediately”
Doctors in Unite (DiU) has accused the service of eroding the personal relationship between GP and patient, and of “hoovering up” younger patients.
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NHS England agrees to cough up for GP at Hand additional costs
Previously, Hammersmith and Fulham Primary Care Commissioning Committee revealed the growing popularity of GP at Hand meant the CCG was facing additional costs of up to £10.6 million to keep running the Babylon-powered service.
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NHS Digital programme director: Innovation is not just about ‘chucking an iPad’ at it
In a session at the 2018 NHS Confederation Conference, Cleveland Henry talked about the digital successes and challenges that NHS Digital has encountered and argued more work was needed to actually get people to use technology.
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Babylon partners up with Bupa for ‘one of a kind’ health service
Later this month, corporate Bupa customers will be able to access Babylon’s services such as online GP consultations and its clinical triage service.
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Hospital trusts bid goodbye to paper as e-RS gathers steam
More than half of all hospital trusts in England – 79 in total – are now using the NHS e-Referral Service for outpatient appointments, NHS Digital has revealed.
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Academic Health Science Networks to be given increased funding
At the latest NHS England board meeting in May, members were presented with a report which looked into the 15 AHSNs which are said to have enabled the spread of 200 innovations since they were introduced in 2013.
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