Primary Care Region Series: London Welcome to our primary care region series, where we explore the latest on digital and data in primary care from each of the seven NHS regions in turn. In this first instalment, we turn our attention to the London region, where we cover digital strategy […]
Primary Care News
1,000 GP practices to receive share of £102 million primary care utilisation and modernisation fund
Over 1,000 GP surgeries are set to receive a share of £102 million as part of the government’s Primary Care Utilisation and Modernisation Fund, the first national capital fund for primary care estates since 2020, and part of a series of measures announced to increase support for primary care. According […]
£400m digital primary care market engagement opens
NHS England has opened a preliminary market engagement notice, inviting suppliers to take part in introducing a market to digital primary care, offering solutions for procurement by ICBs and approved agencies across the UK. Part of NHSE’s Transformation Directorate, it follows the previous engagement for the GP IT Futures Framework, […]
Accurx launch AI scribing tool for use across the NHS
Accurx has partnered with Tandem Health, a European health tech company, to launch an AI scribe tool for use across the NHS. The tool supports transcribing, summarising and coding of patient consultations into the clinical record, with the ability to write back to EMIS and SystmOne. It is said to […]
NHS App roadmap outlines health records, appointments, prescriptions, integrated services, and messaging plans
NHS England has published its latest roadmap for the future of the NHS App, highlighting aims to increase users’ ability to self-serve, support operational efficiency and costs, and to design the app to support health system performance indicators. The roadmap covers health records, appointments, prescriptions, integrated services, messaging, design and […]
NHS Devon ICB joint forward plan to 2030 focuses on data, EPRs, population health
NHS Devon’s five year Joint Forward Plan to 2030, published as part of the ICB’s March meeting, has highlighted the role of digital in achieving the system’s strategic aims, and noted the importance of progress on the Devon and Cornwall Care Record and the One Devon Dataset. For clinicians, the […]
ICB framework focuses on Advice and Guidance maturity level, use and quality
Aiming to address “considerable variation in how Advice and Guidance is applied, delivered and monitored”, a framework intending to provide a tool to support ICBs on effective implementation has been published. From April 2025, all ICBs will be required to submit quarterly progress of Advice and Guidance, providing a maturity […]
Panel discussion: what does the future of general practice core systems look like?
For a recent HTN Now panel discussion, we spoke to experts from across the healthcare sector on the future of general practice core systems. This included exploring potential opportunities and areas of future growth, considering challenges such as integration and interoperability, and outlining what “good” looks like in this space. […]
Two primary care innovation projects selected for Surrey Heartlands ICB test bed programme
Two primary care innovation projects have been selected for Surrey Heartlands ICB Test Bed Programme, which, supported by £1.3 million in non-recurrent funding, aims to deliver innovation in primary care, focusing on three key areas: inbound, outbound, and business processes. One of the projects set to be rolled out across […]
NHS Frimley ICB awards contract for digital social prescribing platform
NHS Frimley ICB has awarded a contract to Pungo Ltd for its social prescribing digital solution, Joy, to support the “social needs” of patients across four Slough PCNs and other secondary care partners. The procurement of the solution aims to improve connections between residents and local services within the region, […]
