One Health Lewisham signs deal for virtual assistant app
Branded as Ask NHS GP, the app allows patients to check their symptoms via voice and text input, obtain self-care advice and book or cancel an appointment.
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Tara Donnelly: “My aim is to create an ecosystem for the digital companies of the future”
Tara Donnelly, chief executive of Health Innovation Network, talks to Shreshtha Trivedi about the importance of creating a digital health ecosystem, concerns over Brexit, and why London is well paced to become a digital health hub.
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GP at Hand-like service in Rwanda surpasses 2 million members
Babyl was launched in the East African nation in September 2016 and allows patients to book doctor’s appointments, pick up prescriptions and access their medical records via an app.
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videoDoc doc discusses life as an online GP
Digital Health News talks to London GP, Dr Kichu Jayakumar, about working as an online doctor for ‘B2D’ service videoDoc.
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NHS England seeks GP and patient views of online consultations
The survey is asking GPs, practice teams and members of the public to submit their views on what they think about online consultations so NHS England can “improve the service and increase the availability and use”
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Hull taps Inhealthcare for community telehealth service
City Health Care Partnership has launched a telehealth service in Hull to help people living with heart failure and COPD manage their condition at home.
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Aviva embraces digital age with GP app for corporate customers
Insurer Aviva has announced it is collaborating with Now Healthcare Group (NHG) to create a digital doctor service which allows customers to book video consultations with a GP.
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Mobile health and apps news in brief
May’s mobile health and apps round up features an app that helps stroke patients get quicker access to the right care at the right place, and new research suggesting the number of UK adults using health apps is on the rise.
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Dimec allows patients to choose pick-up point for prescriptions
The update to Dimec’s app means patients can now view and select high street pharmacies based on their current location their home address or scroll around the integrated map.
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Well done, Darling: Hospital referrals go 100% electronic for North East England STP
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust has moved to a fully electronic referral service for hospital appointments.
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