GPs embracing phone but not Skype consultations
GPs remain resistant to politicians’ calls to adopt Skype consulting, with many citing poor technology and a lack of patient demand, a survey in the British Journal of General Practice has found.
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GPs remain resistant to politicians’ calls to adopt Skype consulting, with many citing poor technology and a lack of patient demand, a survey in the British Journal of General Practice has found.
This monthâs round-up of mobile and app news includes an award win for SiteKit, the company behind the eRedbook, and some interesting initiatives from NHS trusts.
Attempts to create a personal health records suffer from a âlack of quantifiable benefitsâ and some schemes face an uncertain future if new funding is not found, a wide-ranging review by the RCP’s Health Informatics Unit for NHS England has concluded.
The Clinical Software Usability Survey has found big differences in the reported usability of the software used by NHS staff; with wide variations across NHS sectors and between different systems serving the same sector.
Urgent care plans for thousands of Londonâs most vulnerable patients care are now just a click away for almost 1,000 of their GPs.
An ethical hack by an IT security provider of a private health clinicâs IT system has highlighted the vulnerability of internet connected medical devices.
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has put back its go-live date for its InterSystems TrakCare electronic patient record; as have the other two trusts in the Southern SmartCare programme.
Today’s briefing features a rise in the use of translation services driven by high petrol

Two studies have received funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research as

Three national NHS leaders shaping the future of digital health have been confirmed for Summer
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust has signed a contract with Alcidion to deliver an

Manchester Metropolitan University will promote AI for business and the development of wearable health technologies