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E-rostering platform rolled out across Medway NHS Foundation Trust

27 August 2019

The trust rolled out Allocate’s MedicOnduty, MedicOnline and LocumOnduty software which has replaced a number of paper-based rotas.

New toolkit recommends Skype consults to cut hospital admissions

27 August 2019

The toolkit could prevent up to 2,500 emergency admissions a year using digital services, saving up to £10 million according to NHS England.

Out-of-area GP rules should be ‘withdrawn’, BMA says

23 August 2019

The regulations ‘are not in line’ with wider NHS England policy and allow digital providers to prioritise healthy patients, the association said.

Message-based consultation app Docly registers with CQC

23 August 2019

Docly was officially registered with the CQC on 9 August and was officially launched in the UK a few days later on 12 August.

Cyber security news round-up: August 2019

23 August 2019

The August edition of Digital Health’s cyber security round-up includes updates on the Capital One data breach – described as one of the biggest ever – and insights from Hiscox’s Cyber Readiness report.

Google DeepMind co-founder placed on leave ‘until end of the year’

22 August 2019

The company did not say why Mustafa Suleyman was taking time off, but said the decision was mutual and that he was expected back by the end of the year.

Two trusts trial AI to diagnose breast cancer sooner

22 August 2019

The trial aims to help develop, test and ultimately deploy artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the breast cancer screening programme in the East Midlands.