London ICSs must shift to ‘blended’ approach to digital care
Research from the Kings Fund found London’s five integrated care systems worked more closely made “massive” digital gains during the pandemic.
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London’s Health Innovation Network rolls out Coordinate My Care
The South London Health Innovation Network (HIN) has won £200,000 funding to roll out Coordinate My Care to ensure access to urgent care plans.
Clinical Software

Four London trusts join together for region-focused staff bank platform
Four London NHS trusts have joined together to create a staff bank which is powered by technology to provide a shared pool of available clinicians.
Clinical Software

Londoners have their say on how their health data is used
Londoners have given national and local health leaders a mandate for how they expect their data to be used as part of a region-wide discussion.
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New regional Digital Responses to Covid-19 series to begin with London
Digital Health has added a new regional focus to its highly popular Digital Responses to Covid-19 webinars, beginning with London.
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Pathology partnership to deliver cross-network database in London
South West London Pathology has contracted CliniSys to deliver a new, integrated cross-network laboratory information management system.
Interoperability

London CCGs to roll out text reminder service for cervical cancer screening
From August, women registered with GP services in London will begin to receive text messages encouraging them to book screening appointments.
Digital Patient

Medopad, Inhealthcare and Perfect Ward join Pfizer start-up accelerator
Medopad, Inhealthcare and Perfect Ward will receive a share of £50,000 in funding after being selected for Pfizer’s UK accelerator programme.
Digital Patient

Robot surgeons at Barts Health NHS trust start operating
Da vinci robots, which provides minimally invasive surgery for patients, have been introduced at Barts Health NHS trust thanks to £5.5m of funding.
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Digital halves basic administrative work for London’s child health records
Time spent on basic administration of child health records in London has halved following the introduction of a new digital setup, one of the project’s leaders has reported at EHI Live 2017.
Shared Records