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London docs get on board with electronic prescribing

9 August 2018

All 1,311 GP surgeries in the capital can now use the electronic prescription service (EPS) to send prescriptions to pharmacists.

Doc on demand service ZoomDoc extends offering to mental health care

9 August 2018

The paid-for service has partnered up with mental health care app Dr. Julian to provide online mental health appointments for patients.

IMS Maxims gets G-Cloud 10 accreditation for NHS services

8 August 2018

IMS Maxims has announced that it has gained accreditation to offer cloud-based services to the NHS under the government’s latest G-Cloud 10 framework.

Virtual advice app trialled at St Bartholomew’s Hospital

8 August 2018

Ortus-iHealth helps patients and their clinicians to connect through virtual appointments by computer or mobile phone, rather than face-to-face.

A doctor collecting information on a patient using various mobile devices

Researchers say analysis of prescribing hampered by ‘poor quality’ NHS data

7 August 2018

Researchers have suggested that ‘poor quality’ data held by NHS Digital could limit the effectiveness of new technologies and health policies.

A smartphone displaying the Echo app next to a box of medication

Echo gives carers a helping hand with new medication management tool

7 August 2018

The new feature on the app enables friends, family members or other carers to oversee a person’s medication and order repeat prescriptions on their behalf.