How data can help make ‘care closer to home’ a reality
Poor quality data is partly to blame for the failure to shift care out of hospitals and into the community. But simple steps can make data an enabler of change, writes The King’s Fund’s Danielle Jefferies.
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Up to three out of four Londoners using digital tools to interact with GPs
A new report from the Health Innovation Network and NHSE indicates that up to three quarters of Londoners have used online services, including the NHS App.
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Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
Today’s briefing covers a new 24/7 service from the London Clinic and a new app to tackle UTI-related hospital admissions.
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Ardens Manager launches their new Capacity and Access Improvement Dashboard
Recently, there have been significant changes to the GP Contract including reduction to IIF indicators, worth £59m, and reallocation of £246m to the Capacity and Access Payment.
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Amazon reportedly ‘closing down its primary care service’
An internal memo has revealed the company has determined that Amazon Care was not “the right long-term solution” for customers.
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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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Changing the rules of the game to future proof general practice
Dr Helen Davies warns of the dangers of not aligning incentives when it comes to primary care reform and sets out the opportunity for tech-enabled change.
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eConsult CEO on the ICS impact on healthcare IT and the AI potential
The CEO of eConsult, has spoken about what the introduction of ICSs could mean for healthcare IT and why they company is looking towards AI.
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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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How can we support primary care staff to use remote monitoring tech?
Jana Lloyd from UCLPartners explores how primary care staff can be supported when using remote monitoring technology across healthcare.
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