A coroner has warned the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and SSP Health to take action to improve GP electronic triage systems, following the death of a patient.
Allan Robin Hamilton died of…
Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to move “from an analogue to a digital NHS”, following the publication of Lord Ara Darzi’s review into the state of the NHS in England.
The independent investigation,…
Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS) has launched a shared care record in partnership with Orion Health to transform the delivery of health and care services in the region.
The digital solution, which…
A digital social prescribing system has been launched across Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board (ICB) in a bid to help meet growing demand for mental health support.
The Access Elemental Social Prescribing platform went…
A falls prevention app has been adopted by 37 care homes and 25 GP practices in Greater Manchester after a 12-month trial led to a 57% reduction in ambulance call-outs.
The Safe Steps app is…
The implementation of a ‘check and cancel’ appointment system within the Surgery Connect cloud-telephony framework at Hall Green Health (HGH) GP practice has improved patient accessibility and helped reduce administrative burdens.
HGH, a practice within…
The Royal Australian College of GPs, the peak body for general practices in Australia, has released guidance for practitioners looking to adopt AI scribes to support clinical documentation.An AI scribe captures audio speech from…
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GP out of hours service, BrisDoc has announced plans to implement an electronic patient management (EPM) system in its urgent care services.
The CLEO Core EPM is expected to go live at the SevernSide Integrated…
by Tonya Stewart
More than 100,000 patients have accessed a remote monitoring scheme for hypertension management in Scotland, run in partnership with Inhealthcare.
The ConnectMe programme, which launched in 2021, is used by 12 of the…
Patient safety incidents relating to the use of online consultation tools by GPs have been underreported, according to an investigation from the Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB).
HSSIB launched an investigation in June 2023,…
