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 […]
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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 […]
App launched by East Kent NHS Trust to reduce a&e waiting times
A smartphone app designed to cut waiting times at accident and emergency departments in east Kent has been launched by the NHS. The WaitLess app combines current waiting times at all urgent care centres – drawn from the official NHS system – with up-to-the-minute travel information, to help people decide […]
2017: the year of e-health
The potential of e-health to bring about total change to the way we plan and deliver health brings new demands for true interoperability, new leadership skills and a global search for solutions. The next 12 months will see significant innovation across health and care and with true benefits for patients. […]
Lumeon: 5 ways healthcare will change in 2017
Lumeon CEO Robbie Hughes, on 5 ways that healthcare will change in 2017 1. 2017 will be the Year of Bundles We predict that at least 5 major insurers will launch their bundle propositions, predominantly through narrow network offerings with providers who focus on excellence in specialist areas. This will bring […]
