Why user needs should be at the heart of healthtech
Digital solutions should never be imposed on patients or NHS staff. To be successful, learn from the people who will be using the system – and make sure their first experience of it is positive, explains Matt Harrington, Director at Public Digital. In our Digital Board sessions with NHS trusts, we support digital transformation by […]
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Accurx’s new appointment booking feature a big hit across the NHS
Healthcare communication platform Accurx has launched a new appointment booking feature that has been a big hit with NHS GPs, practices and patients.
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Accurx integrates with NHS App to give patients front door to GP services
Jacob Haddad, co-founder and CEO of Accurx, talks exclusively about the company’s online consultation feature, Patient Triage, integrating with the NHS App.
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Digital Health Unplugged: Taking a look at IT and data in primary care
Hannah Crouch is joined by Dr Hussain Gandhi, or as some of you may know him on Twitter as Dr Gandalf, the Digital and Tech GP.
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accuRx launches tool which provides instant access to GP record summary
A solution that allows healthcare professionals to view a summary of GP medical records is currently being piloted across a handful of ICSs.
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The importance of self-care in relieving pressure on GPs and the NHS
Former chair of the RCGP, Professor Maureen Baker explores how self-care can impact patients’ health and relieve pressures on the NHS.
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One year later: How online triage has changed the face of general practice
Dr Thomas Patel-Campbell shares the experiences of Haxby Group GP practices after 12 months of using online triage and patient flow management technology.
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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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Out-of-area GP rules should be ‘withdrawn’, BMA says
The regulations ‘are not in line’ with wider NHS England policy and allow digital providers to prioritise healthy patients, the association said.
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RCGP tech manifesto calls for prioritisation of joined-up IT systems
The document recognises the potential of technology in healthcare but adds this can only be achieved once joined-up systems are in place.
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