Seven Integrated Care Systems collaborate with ORCHA
Seven integrated care systems have partnered with ORCHA to provide access to quality-assessed digital tools in the south west.
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Digital leaders to work with GP IT suppliers for ‘safe’ prescribing tools
A lack of safe digital prescribing tools could lead to fatal medication errors “linked to poor design of electronic health records”, a new report found.
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Orcha poll reveals public are willing to embrace digital to help NHS
An ORCHA poll has delved deeper into patients’ use of healthcare apps and tech, confirming that Brits are willing to go digital to support the NHS.
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Extra funding needed to support digital mental health services, report finds
The £2.3 billion for mental health funding announced in the NHS Long Term Plan is no longer enough to sustain mental health services, a report has found.
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Just 1 in 10 outpatient appointments conducted via video, RCP survey finds
The Royal College of Physicians found a low uptake in digital solutions in outpatient appointments, despite 70% of GPs agreeing video should be used.
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‘Clear pathway’ to training GPs for digital-first primary care, says LIVI
77% of GPs surveyed said they had not received any training on delivering ‘digital-first’ care to patients, such as the correct use of webcams.
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More than 100,000 women access records through digital maternity tools
NHS England committed to ensuring digital services replaced clunky paper notes when the Long Term Plan was published in January.
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New toolkit recommends Skype consults to cut hospital admissions
The toolkit could prevent up to 2,500 emergency admissions a year using digital services, saving up to £10 million according to NHS England.
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Digital tools prevent hundreds of sepsis deaths across three hospitals
Cambridge University Hospitals and Royal Berkshire have implemented a digital sepsis blueprint released in Febriary as part of the GDE programme.
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Collaboration instead of competition ‘key for successful joined up care’
The Health and Social Care Committee said the NHS should not become a “monopoly” as it would not be in the best interest of patients.
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