Digital mental health key to tackling deepening mental health crisis
In an exclusive piece for Digital Health, former MP Norman Lamb, explores why technology can help tackle the growing mental health crisis.
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Rotherham selects Intouch to help digitise outpatient department
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust has selected Intouch with Health to help deliver a digital transformation of its outpatient department.
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Digital initiative to transform NHS temporary staffing in the north west
A digital initiative which will change the way NHS temporary staffing is run is to be launched across the north west of England.
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Industry news in brief
This month’s industry round up features news Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit have launched a web-based system for primary care.
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Lack of funding fuels doubt outpatient appointments will become digital
The NHS Long Term Plan commits to reducing physical outpatient appointments by a third, but finance directors have ‘little or no’ confidence it’s possible.
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National Lottery funding to help more kids and families Beat the Street
The £3.32 million grant means the digital game Beat the Street can now be extended to a further 59 cities across the South West and East Midlands.
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King’s Fund report says digital change being driven locally
The report considers five local areas which have made “significant progress” towards digital change, and draws out lessons learned.
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12 councils selected by NHS Digital to run social care tech pilots
Twelve councils have been awarded £20,000 each by NHS Digital to explore how digital technologies can improve social care.
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Research suggests digital skills gap in health sector blocks innovation
The Human Factor: Driving Digital Solutions for 21st Century Health and Care report sets out nine recommendations including emphasis on user-centred design and creating an environment where sharing data is as vital as protecting it.
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UK start-up OnCare raises £550,000 to tackle social care with tech
UK health-tech start-up OnCare has raised over half a million pounds in its efforts to transform social care in the country.
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