Industry news in brief
Our latest roundup features the news that Thomas Cook insurance customers can now access mobile consultations with a GP if they fall ill on holiday.
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NHS England launches £45m funding for GP online consultation system
The future of primary care has to be ‘way more technology enabled’ according to head of general practice development at NHS England, Dr Robert Varnam.
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GP e-consultations get £45m fund
A £45 million national programme will be introduced for GPs to increase uptake of online consultations with patients.
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Demand for GP e-consultations ‘low’
Seven day working and e-consultations may be popular with politicians but they have not gone down well with patients, an evaluation of the first wave of Prime Minister’s Challenge Fund projects has shown.
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WebGP to reach millions
A GP e-consultation and self-help web service expects to reach 2 million patients by this time next year.
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North Staffs plans Skype consultations
University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust plans to use Skype for video consultations in its outpatient department.
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2015 records access promise scaled back
EXCLUSIVE: The government’s pledge for patients to have online access to their GP record by March 2015 will only require access to the brief information held on their Summary Care Record.
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Med school teaches e-consultation
University of Leicester Medical School will be the first in the UK to teach students how to hold online consultations as part of its curriculum.
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Yorkshire e-consultation scheme extended
An e-consultation system that helps specialists to decide whether GPs should refer a patient for hospital care is being extended.
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