Three digital health companies join forces to enable GP video sharing
Cognitant Group, eConsult Health, HCI and have co-developed an easy way for patients to receive accredited healthcare videos from their GPs.
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Three tech providers join forces for enhanced remote consultation platform
Cognitant, eConsult Health and Q doctor have collaborated on an online tool which provides GP practices with quick access to the three providers platforms.
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Text and telephone consultations trump video during Covid-19
Text and telephone consultations proved more popular than video consultations, which providers put down to video being newer and therefore less familiar.
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Ministry of Defence rolls out eConsult across 124 sites
Around 183,500 military personnel are set to have access to the online platform from sites based in the UK and across the globe.
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Online consultation provider eConsult added to NHS App
The integration with the NHS App enables patients to quickly access online consultations as well as allowing their doctor to undertake initial triage.
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Further suppliers for online primary care services during Covid-19 revealed
NHS England has confirmed the successful bidders of further lots in a confidential 48-hour tender for the immediate provision of online GP services.
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Exclusive: 11 suppliers chosen to provide video consults during Covid-19
Suppliers have been told they will be working with a number of CCGs, but exact regions are yet to be confirmed, Digital Health News understands.
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London hospital trials digital triage service in urgent care departments
Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup introduced eTriage, a system where patients self-check in and are automatically triaged by clinical need.
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GP apps need ‘back-up plan’ in cases of suspected sepsis, new guidance says
Sepsis can be a notoriously difficult infection to spot, which raises the question: Do GP apps pose a risk the infection will be overlooked?
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Online consultations might not be ‘a silver bullet’ for GPs
The chief executive of eConsult has admitted that online consultations ‘may not be a silver bullet’ after research revealed low patient interaction.
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