HTN is delighted to announce the finalists in the Health Tech Awards 2020! The HTN Awards 2020, sponsored by CCube Solutions, celebrate great technology, partnerships, teams and innovations making a difference across health and care. After weeks of judging and working through a fantastic group of entries, the finalists have […]
Primary Care News
NHS Digital announces go live of new GP electronic notifications
EMIS, TPP and pharmacy systems Pinnacle PharmOutcomes and Sonar Informatics, are now live with new functionality that provides electronic notifications to inform GPs when one of their patients receives an urgent supply of medicine from a community pharmacy. NHS Digital has announced the go live of the service that ensures a […]
Norfolk and Waveney CCG signs agreement for prescribing decision tech
A newly formed CCG, Norfolk and Waveney Clinical Commissioning Group, has procured prescribing decision technology from FDB for practices in the area. Combining five CCGs across Norwich, North Norfolk, South Norfolk, West Norfolk, and Great Yarmouth and Waveney, the procurement aims to support prescribers to improve the quality and safety of prescribing. […]
Healthcare Gateway supports OneLondon LHCRE
As part of the OneLondon Local Health and Care Record Exemplar (LHCRE) programme, the MIG from Healthcare Gateway, has been expanded to support healthcare teams access information on vulnerable patients with COVID-19 symptoms. Urgent care staff across London can now access around 8 million GP records, following an initiative to expand the […]
Information sharing platform roll-out accelerated to support clinicians
An information sharing platform has been deployed across Dudley months ahead of a planned go live. The Allscripts dbMotion platform, was due to be deployed this summer, following testing and a proof of concept with local GPs. To support clinical teams access vital information, The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust […]
Health tech specialist launches melanoma screening test for primary care
Moletest, a British based health tech company, has launched a new tool to support primary care providers with screening for skin lesions suspected of melanoma. The company hopes the tool can substantially reduce the number of unnecessary dermatology referrals to secondary care by over 50% by using the rule-out screening test for […]
10,000 aspiring medics sign up for virtual GP work experience during COVID-19
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 […]
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 […]
