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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NHS Digital makes improvements to e-referral service following feedback
NHS Digital has made improvements to the NHS e-Referral Service (e-RS), after receiving feedback from GPs and consultants.
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Digital boards and the path to sustainable NHS transformation
Digital representation on NHS boards is something which many IT leaders have campaigned for and Paul Richards explores why it is important.
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Urgent care clinicians gain fast access to shared medical records
Urgent care clinicians in South Gloucestershire now have fast access to shared medical records which provides a clear overview of a patient’s medical journey.
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Health minister says he would not “immediately” reject Airbnb type scheme
Philip Dunne has said he would not ‘immediately’ reject a scheme where hospital patients could be discharged to people’s spare rooms.
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Swindells says NHS’s digital best are ‘mediocre’ by international standards
The NHS has a system that has almost all the patients in the wrong place, according to NHS England’s national director for operations and information.
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Norfolk Recovery Partnership trial new non-invasive drug test technology
Norfolk Recovery Partnership trial unique fingerprint-based drug test technology allowing them to detect traces of drugs via sweat.
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CQC finds insurance license issues with Index Medical Limited
A company managed by a team of GPs has been inspected by the Care Quality Commission which found it to have no professional insurances in place.
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Southern Health creates directory app
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust has launched a smartphone app to give patients and GPs information on local health services.
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Connelly outlines hopes for 2011
The Department of Health may be planning to move quickly on plans to let patients email their doctors and get access to ‘unpolished’ data.
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