Mobile health and apps news in brief
16 August 2019
This month’s mobile apps round-up features news that myGP has launched medical record access, meanwhile cancer care app Careology has launched in the UK.
News
Royal Devon and Exeter select CliniSys for electronic lab results
15 August 2019
A pilot of the CliniSys ICE, expected to begin in November, will allow GPs at five practices to order tests electronically for the first time.
New cross-sector partnership to boost health tech in Leeds
15 August 2019
More than three million people are set to benefit from the partnership, which includes the NHS, local authorities and five universities.
NHS trust IT spend up more than ÂŁ150m since WannaCry
15 August 2019
Research by Parliament Street revealed that NHS trusts spent a collective ÂŁ612m on IT in 2018/19, compared to ÂŁ460m in the year directly preceding WannaCry.
Digital solutions ‘should be encouraged’ to ease pressure on GPs
14 August 2019
Simply ‘peddaling faster’ to keep up with demand is unsustainable when technology can ease patient demand, according to the Digital Healthcare Council.
GP IT Futures: first stage of procurement process now complete
14 August 2019
NHS Digital has completed the first phase of the GP IT Futures procurement process, with 73 suppliers submitting tenders for the new, ÂŁ484m framework.
Online GP provider LIVI expands with new NHS partnerships
14 August 2019
Online GP provider LIVI has expanded its services to Birmingham, Shropshire, Northamptonshire, and parts of the South-East.
NICE launches consultation on health tech assessment
19 August 2021
The consultation is open until 13 October and includes several changes which will ensure NICE
Moorfields Eye Hospital in Dubai subject to “IT security incident”
18 August 2021
According to a message on its website, the Dubai branch of Moorfields Eye Hospital has
Blackpool Teaching Hospital NHS FT deploys streamlined radiology system
18 August 2021
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has deployed a streamlined radiology system to help improve
Milton Keynes GP practice partners up with Livi to offer video consultations
18 August 2021
A GP practice in Milton Keynes has partnered up with Livi to offer video consultations
Five NHS trusts roll out Allocateâs eCommunity to help free up staff time
18 August 2021
Five NHS trusts have rolled out Allocateâs eCommunity tool enabling them to free up their
