Digital Healthcare Council outlines four principles for a sustainable industry
Digital health solutions should consider people first; fair system rules; free and open information; and evidence-based practice, the council said.
News 1
Digital services ‘no substitute’ for GPs but will aid patient access
David Maguire, an analyst for the King’s Fund, said successful digital solutions should be designed to cater for a majority of patients.
Digital Patient 1
New patient list rules are a ‘significant undertaking’ for digital providers, Babylon says
Paul Bate, managing director of NHS services for Babylon, told Digital Health News that setting up new patient lists would take ‘time, resource and cost’.
Digital Patient 1
NICE publishes updated standards for digital health technology
The update sets out requirements that need to be met different types of heath technologies, taking into account feedback from stakeholders.
Clinical Software
GP practices to begin trials of video consultations with Now Healthcare
The Now GP app will be used by five groups of NHS practices and one ‘very large’ GP practice in England to facilitate video consultations with patients.
Digital Patient 1
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.
News
London should be digital health pioneer
London should lead the digital health revolution and create an ‘Institute for Digital Health’, according to a report by the London Health Commission.
News
UK digital health centre opens in China
A digital health demonstration centre for UK companies has opened in China as part of efforts to promote the British healthcare sector overseas
News
Government to mandate NHS digitisation
The government wants to mandate NHS England to support the health service to go digital by 2018.
News
Intel and GE launch Care Innovations
Intel and GE have begun operation of their joint venture telehealth company, Care Innovations. The new company will focus telehealth and independent living technologies.
News
