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 […]
Primary Care News
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 […]
Cheshire and Merseyside tech kit recycling project targets digitally excluded
Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership has shared how a ‘tech kit’ recycling project has helped improve outcomes for digitally excluded groups. By supporting the group online and encouraging them with digital health services, the ICS says it’s opened up access to mental health support, and how to live healthier […]
Video: Transforming referrals with digital specialist advice
Hosting our closing session at the recent HTN Digital Primary Care 2022 conference, we welcomed Dr Mala Ubhi, a GP in Gloucestershire and Clinical Advisor for Digital Productivity in NHSE/I, and Christopher McLlveen, a Patient and Public Voice partner for the Transformation Directorate at NHSE/I. In her talk she discussed […]
