As the end of the week approaches, we round-up any news stories that we may have missed. The past seven days have included reports of a new Google AI tool, eConsult Health’s acquisition of Q doctor, Sussex Partnership NHS FT’s five-year deal with Civica, and Chelsea and Westminster Hospital’s new […]
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PRSB expands pharmacy standards to cover more services
The Professional Record Standards Body (PRSB) has updated and expanded its community pharmacy information standard, to reflect a growing range of services offered by community pharmacies. Originally developed in 2018, the standards have recently been updated this year to cover services such as: Services to quit smoking Hypertension testing in the […]
Funding extended to support primary care adopt digital staff pools
NHS England has announced an extension to a funding programme for Integrated Care Systems to adopt digital staff banks. Initially, each ICS was entitled to funding to select a digital solution before March 2021. However, the funding opportunity has now been extended to 30 September 2021. As part of an […]
Sussex Partnership picks Civica EPMA
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has signed a new five-year deal with Civica for its electronic prescribing and medicines administration (EPMA) system. The tool forms part of the trust’s digital transformation programme to develop more patient-facing and self-management technology, improve data analytics and interoperability between systems. It means, by accessing the […]
eConsult Health announces acquisition of Q doctor
eConsult Health has announced the acquisition of video consultation and SMS platform, Q doctor. The company, eConsult Health, supports primary care providers with an online consultation platform, a triage tool to prioritise patients and a new solution has also recently been developed for outpatient care. The acquisition of Q doctor […]
Suppliers accredited for digital social care records purchasing framework
The NHSX Digitising Social Care Records Programme has launched its Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to support adult social care providers in England buy from an assured list of digital social care record solutions. Two suppliers, Nourish and Aspirico, have been assured and appointed to the purchasing framework, with more suppliers […]
Sessions revealed for HTN Now June 2021 and 2,000 free NHS tickets made available
With only 21 days until the next HTN Now event in the series, here we highlight some of the sessions we’re hosting through 14-17 June. Last week we made available 2,000 free passes for any NHS employed professional wishing to attend one event or more. To claim your ticket, please […]
Google previews AI dermatology assistant tool
Google has released a preview of an artificial intelligence tool it has developed to help identify dermatologic issues. The app is said to help spot skin, hair and nail conditions using the camera on your phone. Following uploading three images, the tool asks the user a series of questions, such as […]
NHS England recommends GP online consultation forms to be available at any time
NHS England (20 May 2021) has released an update to its ‘guidance and standard operating procedures’ publication to recommend that all practices ‘must offer patients online routes to make requests and ask for support through online consultation systems’, at any time. The guidance notes that practices should not limit access […]
Google tackles tuberculosis screening with AI tool
A research paper has been published this week focusing on the use of AI and machine learning to support early detection of pulmonary tuberculosis via chest radiography, following an international study across 10 countries. The deep learning system (DLS) was trained to detect active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), with the study […]
