Over 10,000 aspiring medics have signed up to a virtual GP work experience programme from Royal College of GPs during COVID-19. Observe GP, built using a learning platform from Koantic, is an alternative to work experience for aspiring medics, providing a free interactive video platform into the role of a […]
Primary Care News
RCGP survey highlights how GP care has been accessed recently
The Royal College of General Practitioners yesterday published the results of a survey of its members focusing on how GP care is accessed. The results were published the same day Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock spoke at the Royal College of Physicians event commenting that GP tele-consultations should […]
Welsh health tech company launches free outsourced medical reporting service
A Cardiff-based technology company, Medi2data, has launched a free outsourced medical reporting service for GP practices. The company provides free software and services to support practices, PCNs and federations supply GDPR‐compliant digital Subject to Access Requests (SARs) and patient reports to insurers, solicitors and other third parties. Richard Freeman, CEO, Medi2data, […]
Asda and Medicspot partner for in-store virtual GP service
Asda has partnered with health tech company Medicspot to provide an in-store GP service. Customers of Asda will be able to have a consultation with a GP and collect their prescriptions as well as doing their grocery shopping. The remote doctor service will initially be launched at the Asda Supercentre in […]
Lancashire and South Cumbria picks Doctorlink
Patients across Lancashire and South Cumbria are now accessing GP appointments through the Doctorlink platform. The app is being used across the region to deliver GP appointments, screen for COVID-19 and provide advice for many other conditions. Keith Nurcombe, UK Managing Director at Doctorlink, said “We provide a digital front door […]
Feature: Digital First Primary Care, X-on and TPP
In our Digital First Primary Care feature we speak with TPP and X-on to hear how the organisations are respectively driving digital primary care. We explore the past few months, some of the recent challenges, and what’s next for the providers. We speak with Paul Bensley, CEO of primary care […]
Interview Series: Dr Hussain Gandhi, Wellspring Surgery and founder of eGPlearning
In our latest interview, we had a chat with Dr Hussian Gandhi to find out more about the health tech revolution in primary care. Can you tell me about yourself and your organisation? I’m a GP at St Anns in Nottingham, I’m a partner at a practice called Wellspring Surgery, I’m also […]
Royal College of GPs in NI survey highlights need for GP tech plan
A survey conducted in April 2020 by the Royal College of GPs in NI has highlighted barriers of basic IT, hardware and software is preventing some GPs to carry out remote consultations. The Royal College of GPs in Northern Ireland is calling on the government to develop a fit for […]
17.4 million GP records analysed in largest COVID-19 study
A large scale patient record study has analysed 17.4 million GP records, working with GP system supplier TPP, to explore key factors associated with death from COVID-19. University of Oxford and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, working on behalf of NHS England, have analysed research in the […]
One Gloucestershire triage app supports COVID-19 response
An app built by NHS surgeon, Owain Hughes is helping GPs and paramedics to screen COVID-19 patients. The platform, Cinapsis, is being used across the One Gloucestershire Integrated Care System to assess patients as part of their GP appointment, providing consultant advice when needed. The platform connects GPs and community lead nurses with consultants […]
