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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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.
Infrastructure
Movers and shakers news round-up
The latest roster of appointments in the UK healthcare industry includes movements at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Barts Health NHS Trust and NHS Buckinghamshire Clinical Commissioning Group.
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CCG praised for use of population health management software
A Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) in Berkshire has won an international award for its use of population health management software to identify people who are risk of hospital admission.
Digital Patient
Virtual assistant apps proves successful in the West Midlands
A year after NHS services across the West Midlands began trialling a virtual health assistant app, an alliance of CCGs has said it has seen positive results.
Digital Patient
CCG could face £10.6m additional costs to continue funding GP at Hand
Hammersmith and Fulham CCG could be facing additional costs of more than £10.6 million in order to continue funding Babylon’s GP at Hand practice.
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NHS England issues £250k tender for independent evaluation of GP at Hand
NHS England has issued a tender for an independent evaluation of Babylon’s GP at Hand service after the national body lodged a ‘formal objection’ to a significant further roll out of the service.
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Movers and shakers news round-up
Our latest industry movers and shakers round-ups sees notable appointments at various healthcare organisations in England.
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All GP practices in north west London sign up to provide online services
All GP practices in north west London have signed up to provide a suite of online services to their patients, allow registered patients to book and cancel appointments, order repeat prescriptions and view their GP records.
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Mental health text service for young people launched in Yorkshire
A mental health and wellbeing text service aimed at young people called Buzz Us has been commissioned across North Yorkshire by the NHS Hambleton, Richmondshire and Whitby CCG.
Digital Patient