iPLATO, has launched an enhancement to the myGP app; offering improved access to healthcare to help support the millions of unpaid carers in the UK. The ‘Circle of Care’ feature has been expanded from giving parents the ability of booking GP appointments for dependents under 12 years old, to offering […]
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New digital wound imaging and 3D measurement system is helping Diabetic Foot Ulcer patients in Derbyshire
A brand new digital ulcer imaging system being rolled out in Derbyshire is enabling care to be delivered closer to patients’ homes, by reducing the number of outpatient appointments taking place at The Royal Derby Hospital. Derby Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, working in partnership with Derbyshire Community Health Services […]
Summary Care Record reaches 100,000 views in a week
The Summary Care Record, an application which enables clinical staff to see potentially life-saving information has hit a milestone 100,000 views this week, according to NHS Digital. First launched in October 2010, the Summary Care Record (SCR) is an electronic record of important patient information, created from GP medical records. […]
New app helping to improve patient care
A new app which detects early signs of kidney failure is now being used to improve care for some of the Royal Free’s most vulnerable patients. Using an instant alert system, the app, known as Streams, directs clinicians to patients who are at risk of or who have developed a […]
Aegon UK calls for doctors to embrace electronic reporting
Aegon UK calls for doctors to use electronic reporting when submitting medical evidence, to enable people to get the financial protection they need in place as quickly and smoothly as possible. Aegon reveals it has been working with Niche Health’s iGPR proposition for the last year to pilot electronic GP […]
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust wins award with Move it Boom Rio website
Move it Boom scoops ‘best website’ at the Northern Digital Awards Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) is delighted that ‘Move it Boom Rio’, their summer physical activity website aimed at primary school children and hosted on the Health for Kids platform (www.healthforkids.co.uk) has been named as the winner of the […]
Sitekit and NHS England setting the standard in Child Health IT
NHS England has contracted Sitekit to develop, publish and implement the technical messages and standards to deliver the vision set out in the Digital Child Health Strategy. This will enable national implementation of the electronic red book and allow information to flow to and from clinical systems. NHS England is […]
Development roadmap for e-referrals announced
NHS Digital has produced a roadmap for system enhancements to the NHS e-Referral Service up to October 2018. NHS Digital is working with development partner BJSS to deliver new features and improve the user experience in readiness for the October 2018 deadline. This is when all consultant-led first outpatient appointments need to be made […]
More companies are embracing online GP services, could they help ease the NHS crisis
A view from Soraya Chamberlain, Director of Corporate Health & Wellbeing at Punter Southall Health & Protection It’s been impossible to avoid recent headlines focusing on the mounting pressures upon NHS services. This month’s warning from Red Cross – regarded by many as unprecedented – that hospitals in England are […]
Doctify launches new review app
Patients can now quickly review a practice and clinician with ease thanks to a new tool from Doctify. The review systems extends the Doctify platform which provides healthcare specialists with software to help them manage their patient bookings, reduce no shows and collect reviews through an automated review system. Stephanie […]
