Last week, we shared a poll on LinkedIn and in our newsletter asking: five years from now, how many GP clinical system (core electronic health record) suppliers do you think there will be? Views were split; after three days, 51 percent of respondents voted that they do not expect to […]
Primary Care News
GP Tech Innovation Framework opens for suppliers
NHS Digital has today opened an invitation for suppliers to tender for a new Tech Innovation Framework for primary care IT. The framework aims to support the provision of electronic patient record systems and associated solutions for primary care, in line with a new set of standards and capability requirements. Hoping […]
Poll: five years from now, how many GP clinical system suppliers will there be?
Here at HTN we recently covered the Fuller stocktake, the review commissioned by NHS England and NHS Improvement to explore what is working well in integrated primary care and why, and how implementation can be accelerated. One of the areas covered in the report was the role of digital and […]
Fuller stocktake report sets out plan to improve patient access to primary care
Dr Claire Fuller’s review into how to improve access for patients to primary care, ‘Next steps for integrating primary care: Fuller stocktake report’, has been published. The review was commissioned by NHS England and NHS Improvement, with an aim to review what is working well in integrated primary care, why […]
Significant rise in telephone appointments in general practice, NHS Digital data highlights
NHS Digital has published data this month on the number of general practice appointments held in February 2022, including the type of appointment. Comparing the total number of appointments with data before the pandemic, it shows over 2.2 million more general practice appointments were held in February 2022 than February 2019. […]
Lantum raises £11m to support growth plans
Lantum has raised £11.4 million ($15m) in funding led by Finch Capital and other participants to help accelerate the company’s growth plans. Specialising in workforce management, the company’s platform is now used by over 30,000 clinical and non-clinical staff, and 50% of GP practices in England. Investors in the over-subscribed […]
Exclusive: X-on acquired to support growth ambitions
Southern Communications Group has acquired X-on, a cloud-based telephony specialist that supports 1,400 GP practices. Business-to-business communications provider, Southern Communications Group (SCG), said the move will help drive a significant new phase in X-on’s growth plans. Currently 17.5 per cent of the GP practice market uses the company’s tech. Under the […]
EMIS acquires medical appraisals specialist FourteenFish
EMIS Group has announced its second acquisition of 2022, purchasing medical appraisals specialist FourteenFish. Founded by a GP and IT specialist in 2012, the UK-based technology company supports over 100,000 healthcare professionals, such as nurses, GPs and practice managers. They are known for providing an easy-to-use, modern, Trainee Portfolio and […]
Frimley ICS adopts EMIS analytics for patient trends
Frimley Health and Care Integrated Care System (ICS) has utilised EMIS-X Analytics to identify trends, such as patient behaviours and areas of increasing demand. Using data drawn from the local shared care record and population health tools, EMIS and Frimley ICS, have identified a 17 per cent annual rise in demand for […]
New remote triage and consultation platform in East Midlands
Lakeside Healthcare Partnership, a group of NHS GP practices in the East Midlands, has introduced a digital assessment platform to help redesign pathways by digitising patient triage and assessment workflows. Doctrin’s care navigation platform, which enables patients to be triaged and directed onward to a healthcare practitioner, is being rolled out […]
