A smartphone app that utilises AI is set to help NHS patients transmit test results to GPs within ‘minutes’. The ‘pioneering’ technology from Healthy.io – called CKD Early Detection Service – transforms a smartphone camera into a ‘clinical-grade tool’ that detects early kidney disease. The tech is part of the […]
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EMIS and Elemental enhance reporting for social prescribing
GP practices using EMIS Web will be able to benefit from a new improved integration with social prescribing technology from Elemental. The new integration supports reporting for GPs to understand the uptake of social prescribing in the community. It means GP practices can view a patient’s journey and can make […]
Push Doctor to support Hounslow GP Practices
Push Doctor has partnered with Hounslow GP practices and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust to provide digital access to NHS GP appointments. The service will support 300,000 people in the area to book appointments scheduled from 8am – 8pm Monday to Friday and 8am – 5pm on Saturday. The programme […]
NHSX launches digital eyecare referral services purchasing system
NHSX has launched a new dynamic purchasing system to support healthcare providers access and adopt digital eyecare referral services. Seven suppliers to date have been assessed and admitted to the purchasing system, following an assurance process testing their capability. The purchasing system is to support healthcare providers run small competitions […]
Medopad saves 32 minutes per COVID-19 patient in NHSX evaluation
Early findings on the impact of HUMA’s remote digital care platform, Medopad, have been released by the NHSX and Kent Surrey Sussex Academic Health Science Network (KSS AHSN). Medopad, a clinician portal and remote patient monitoring smartphone app, was assessed across five pilot sites with data collected between April and […]
Feature: the rise of remote monitoring – what’s next?
The use of remote monitoring technologies – innovations that allow symptoms to be managed and care to be provided at distance, outside of traditional hospital settings – has surged during the past year. Healthcare providers are increasingly opting for digital ways of working, to protect those at higher risk and […]
CCube Solutions launches eLG, cloud-based platform for Lloyd George Records
CCube Solutions has launched a hosted version of its electronic Lloyd George (eLG) platform to support GP practices and CCGs digitise these records through 2021. The eLG system was launched 5 years ago and currently manages 2.1 million Lloyd George records. The company has now made an updated version available […]
Birmingham and Solihull STP plans Health Information Exchange
Birmingham and Solihull STP has announced plans to launch a Health Information Exchange (HIE) in the next few months. The first phase of the platform will include GP practice records, basic information from secondary care, including hospitals, mental health and community services, radiology and pathology results and maternity records. Following going live, information from community […]
Redmoor Health wins NHS Wales virtual group clinics contract
Redmoor Health has landed a new contract to support the roll-out of virtual group clinics across Wales. NHS Wales is launching the new programme to deliver virtual clinics to groups of people with similar health needs, including diabetes, asthma, rheumatology and dermatology. The contract will see the company train 250 […]
Rare disease diagnosis programme launched across 45 GP practices
Health tech company Mendelian has partnered with Modality NHS Partnership to launch a programme to provide support for rare disease diagnosis for over 450,000 patients across 45 GP practices. Due to start in January 2021, Mendelian’s technology will support primary care diagnosis of rare disease, throughout Modality’s GP practice network. The technology […]
