“Change begins now,” said Sir Keir Starmer this morning, as it was declared that Labour had won the 2024 general election. We asked health tech leaders for their reaction to Labour’s landslide victory and…
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Following the government announcement that a general election will be held on 4 July 2024, we asked health tech leaders and think tanks for their views on what the priorities should be for digital…
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Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has partnered with DrDoctor to provide an online portal for outpatients, reducing the need for paper appointment letters.The patient engagement portal (PEP), which went live on 14 May 2024,…
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The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has embarked on a number of impactful digital initiatives in recent years, with more bold plans underway. Head of digital transformation at the trust, Gavin Newman, speaks…
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DrDoctor has announced it has been awarded a contract by Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust (LGT), to roll out a patient-engagement platform (PEP) to give patients more control over their own care.DrDoctor’s PEP, alongside…
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DigitalHealth.London Accelerator alumni companies Islacare, Inhealthcare, DrDoctor and Surgery Hero have won at the seventh Health Tech Awards. Fellow DigitalHealth.London Accelerator current and alumni companies ImproveWell, Healthy.io, Solutions 4 Health and AccuRx have also…
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An NHS England pilot at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH), which involves embedding Patient Initiated Follow Up (PIFU) to open capacity in outpatients, has helped to avoid 29,000 unnecessary appointments…
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Hospitals could recover around 1.6 million appointment slots annually by allowing patients digital control of their hospital appointments and save £167m a year in the process, according to a report commissioned by DrDoctor.The report,…
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North West London Integrated Care System has selected DrDoctor to deliver its patient portal to help tackle the waiting list backlog in the region and boost patient engagement. The new system will help to redistribute…
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Leaders and suppliers in the health and technology industry have reacted with cautious optimism to the publication of the hotly anticipated independent review of integrated care systems (ICSs) led by Patricia Hewitt.The chair of…
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