World Health Organisation launches Global Initiative on Digital Health
The World Health Organization Tuesday launched its new Global Initiative on Digital Health, designed to aid country-led digital health transformation.
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Study finds two-thirds of UK GP surgery websites have accessibility errors
A study into UK GP surgeries’ websites has found that two-thirds (66%) of sites have detectable design errors, potentially excluding one-in-five users.
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Government strategy sets out to increase access to medical technology
The government has set out an ambition to accelerate access to medical technologies as part of the first ever medtech strategy published last week.
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Patient Access launches Covid-19 passport feature
Users of Patient Access who have requested their medical record from their GP can now find a Covid-19 vaccination status on their homepage when they log in.
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Pharmacy boosts flu vaccines by 20% using digital services
Since rolling out Patient Access for Professionals one year ago the Green Light Pharmacy Group has carried out thousand of digital consultations.
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Mobile health and apps news in brief
Our latest mobile apps round-up features news that Patient Access has passed 10 million UK users and Pando Health has been added to the NHS Apps library.
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EMIS acquires PharmOutcomes pharmacy management platform
EMIS said the acquisition supported its strategy to improve medicines management and to enable pharmacies to provide more clinical services.
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EMIS cites ‘huge increase’ in patients registering for Patient Access
According to EMIS Health, sign-ups for Patient Access increased from 6m to 8m over the course of the year, as patients look to more convenient ways of booking GP services.
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Digital solutions ‘should be encouraged’ to ease pressure on GPs
Simply ‘peddaling faster’ to keep up with demand is unsustainable when technology can ease patient demand, according to the Digital Healthcare Council.
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Patient Access adds pharmacy services to online booking
The website and app, which allows patients to book GP appointments online, will now include services such as flu vaccinations and stop smoking services.
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