Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a patient engagement portal contract worth £572,000 to DrDoctor.
The deployment of the DrDoctor platform, which is currently in the early delivery stage with no go-live…
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust will pilot a digital booking system after trialling a ‘choice booking’ process for outpatient appointments this year.
The ‘choice booking’ approach, which has been used for more than 2,000 ‘follow-up’…
Nick Barlow, transformation director at DrDoctor, believes that reshaping how teams work together and collaborate is essential to digital leadership in the NHS.
After previously working in consultancy roles in the NHS for more than…
The government’s announcement that NHS England will be abolished has sent shock waves across the digital health community.
Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer said on 13 March 2025 that the management of the NHS would be…
Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has unveiled details of the government’s AI Opportunities Action Plan, which includes a national data library planned to unlock the value of public data and support AI development.
In a…
The government has announced plans to upgrade the NHS App to enable patients to choose providers, book appointments in more settings and receive test results, as part of its elective reform plan to reduce…
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With a new government, more than £2bn promised investment for NHS technology and the forthcoming 10 year health plan, there is a growing sense of anticipation about what lies in store for the digital…
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Leaders from across the digital health, care and technology sectors have reacted to chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Autumn Budget.
The budget announcement on 30 October 2024 included an additional £22.6bn for Department of Health and Social…
A report from patient engagement platform supplier DrDoctor has revealed the reasons why people miss hospital appointments, costing the NHS around £960 million per year.
The study, conducted by Censuswide between 9 September 2024 and…
Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer, said that the NHS must make “much more use of technology”, as he launched a consultation on the future of the health service.
Speaking at an event in east London…
