Public Health England launches Alexa service for breastfeeding mums
Public Health England (PHE) has launched a new service for Amazon’s Alexa which delivers NHS approved breastfeeding advice directly to new parents.
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All GP practices in north west London sign up to provide online services
All GP practices in north west London have signed up to provide a suite of online services to their patients, allow registered patients to book and cancel appointments, order repeat prescriptions and view their GP records.
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Dr Robert Wachter says productivity benefits of health IT are still to come
The vast US healthcare industry is slowly seeing the benefits of a decade of investment in IT systems, but much remains to be done before it achieves the full productivity benefits of digitisation.
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How the UK could power India’s healthcare tech industry
Dr Alex Yeates, medical director of Advanced, was one of the delegates to visit India as part of the recent healthcare trade mission led by the NHS chair. He shares his views on how the UK can share its digital healthcare innovations with other countries.
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Digital healthcare accelerator programme extended outside of London
Digital health businesses from across the country are to be given the opportunity to take part in a programme which aims to solve challenges facing the NHS through digital innovations.
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Developers invited to submit creations to NHS Apps Library
NHS Digital and NHS England are inviting developers to submit their applications in a bid to expand the apps library, which aims to signpost trusted digital tools for patients to manage and improve their health and wellbeing.
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Female entrepreneur says women’s role in health tech will change
A former NHS doctor who co-founded an AI-driven medical platform sat down with Digital Health News to talk about her journey, and touch upon her thoughts on gender imbalance within the health technology sector.
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NHS England announces second phase of Test Bed programme
The second wave of the initiative will identify and fund organisations using new technology to address the complex issues facing the NHS and its patients.
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NHS England publishes roll-out plan for digital patient services
NHS England has released a new digital roadmap that sets out its national objectives and timelines including the launch of an NHS app and national guidelines for personal health records.
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VitalityHealth launches GP app for customers
Through the Vitality GP app, customers can set up video consultations with their GP, get onward consultant referrals if needed, arrange physical and psychological therapy sessions and find verified health information.
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