For our most recent HTN Now webinar on the role of data and digital in supporting population health management (PHM), we were joined by a panel including Victoria Townshend, portfolio director (associate) with the GIRFT Elective Team; Mayur Vibhuti, CCIO and GP clinical lead for digital at Kent and Medway […]
Primary Care News
Kent and Medway ICB publishes digital and data strategy focusing on personalised services, prevention and interoperable systems
Kent and Medway ICB’s Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) strategy for 2025 – 2029 has been published, sharing intentions to personalise services, focus on prevention, promote interoperable systems, and use data-enabled strategic commissioning to target needs and allocate system resources. Setting out the system’s current state, the board refers to […]
Next steps for neighbourhood health in North West London: Data sharing, accelerating spread, move from reactive to proactive care
North West London ICB has defined next steps and key priorities to accelerate neighbourhood health across the region, with a focus on agreements for data sharing, accelerating the spread of proven care models, and driving the move from reactive to proactive care. There are seven place partnerships in NWL: Brent, […]
North East and North Cumbria ICB shares progress and plans for modernising general practice
NHS North East and North Cumbria (NENC) ICB has shared an end of programme report from its Primary Care Access Recovery Plan during 2023-2025, focusing on the NHS App and modern general practice access implementation. Key figures include an 18 percent increase in NHS App registrations, a 270 percent increase […]
OX.DH partners with First Databank to shape intelligent medicines management in primary care
An innovation partnership supporting the future of general practice sees OX.DH partner with FDB (First Databank) to shape medicines intelligence in primary care. The collaboration brings together Oxford Digital Health’s 100% cloud-native technology and FDB’s new Multilex Cloud capabilities into OX.DH’s clinical system for primary care. Tech provider OX.DH’s primary […]
NHS England Transformation Directorate launches survey to understand experiences of clinical systems in general practice
The NHS England Transformation Directorate has launched a survey to understand experiences of clinical systems and digital tools in general practice. The survey aims to “guide national thinking” and highlight priority areas for “supplier improvement, shape future investment in general practice digital systems and support ICBs to plan local improvement […]
43 neighbourhood health services supported with £10m funding announced
43 neighbourhood health services have been announced as part of wave one sites, supported with £10 million in funding. The programme has an initial focus on long-term conditions, the government shared, with the expectation to expand to more services over the course of the next year. The aim is to […]
Feature: From transactions to ongoing dialogue: Rethinking digital engagement, and what the NHS can learn from ParkRun
By Jack Tabner, Accurx For the past two decades, the NHS has been chasing the promise of digital “patient engagement.” Portals, apps, and online services have multiplied, each offering patients the ability to manage appointments, view test results and access their health information. Online surveys and MS Teams focus groups […]
Digital Health and Care Wales explores ambient voice technology solutions for primary care
Digital Health and Care Wales are conducting a market discovery exercise to explore the ambient voice technology solutions currently available and capable of meeting the needs of general practice and primary care throughout the region. The general medical services team within DHCW have outlined one key objective, aiming to gather […]
OneAdvanced purchases Vision EPR assets from INPS
OneAdvanced has completed the purchase of assets relating to the Vision EPR system from In Practice Systems (INPS), ending “six months of uncertainty” for GPs and current users of the software. The company shares that by combining the Vision EPR solution with OneAdvanced’s healthcare portfolio, it hopes to create a […]
