South Tees CGG placed under special measures following £8m overspend
The CCG will be subject to closer scrutiny by NHS England and will be required to develop a rapid improvement plan alongside Britain’s national health body.
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NHS hospitals accused of being ‘stubbornly attached’ to fax machines
FOI requests made by the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) show that NHS hospital trusts in England own a total of 8,946 fax machines.
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Connected care homes ‘could slash £1bn from NHS demand’
A project run by NHS Calderdale CCG has suggested that telehealth in care homes could cut hospital admissions by as much as third
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Patient-centred care dominates day two of King’s Fund congress
One of the early sessions focused on ‘What makes implementation of digital innovations a success?’ and involved leaders of national bodies.
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Birmingham digital GP centre rated ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC
The virtual centre allows patients to book telephone and video consultations with a GP, nurse practitioner or prescribing pharmacist seven days a week.
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King’s Fund congress majors on culture, partnerships and patient tools
Digital Health News attended the King’s Fund Digital Health and Care Congress in central London last week to hear about the barriers to transformation.
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Royal Free help organise ‘hackathon’ to develop VR tools for patients
Researchers from the trust worked together to coordinate the UK Hackathon on 4 and 5 July 2018 at Brunel University in London.
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Over 60% of NHS trusts surveyed don’t have instant messaging policy
Hospify sent FOI requests to 152 trusts in England earlier this year, asking a number of questions regarding their instant messaging guidelines.
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Worcestershire CCGs go sky-high with cloud-based telephone service
Surgery Connect, which is powered by X-on, allows practice staff to see a patient’s record when they come through on the phone.
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Industry news in brief
Our latest industry round-up features news that IMMJ Systems has been given a place on the UK Government’s G-Cloud 10 Framework.
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