Boots UK is to pilot an innovative new video GP service provided by LIVI to help make access to healthcare even easier. The pilots will take place in North West Surry and a private service in the London Liverpool Street store. LIVI allows patients to see a GP by video consultation […]
Primary Care News
Industry View: Health and Care Innovation Expo
Health and Care Innovation Expo 2019 was the biggest NHS-led event of the year. Held on 4-5 September at Manchester Central, it attracted people from the NHS, social care, local government, the third sector and the commercial sector. It focused on bringing the NHS Long Term Plan to life, and this […]
Digital participation programme supports patients with hearing and sight loss
NHS Digital’s Widening Digital Participation Programme and mHabitat have completed a project to recommend a series of apps to support patients with hearing and sight loss. mHabitat led a research project with patients with hearing and sight loss to understand the barriers they encountered in making and attending GP appointments. […]
Opinion: How do we harness the benefits of technology in primary care?
By Nigel Cullumbine, Chief Operating Officer at NHS Arden & GEM CSU Primary care is making positive strides when it comes to digitally-enabled healthcare. It’s exciting to hear about successful moves to implement video and online consultations, enable patients to view their records online and the growth of wearables to […]
Digital dermatology service a success for Bristol
Patients in Bristol with skin problems are benefitting from a new system allowing GPs to upload images and share them with University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust. The images from the GP are made available to the dermatology department at Bristol Royal Infirmary to review, respond and provide guidance. The […]
Royal Devon and Exeter NHS FT picks CliniSys ICE for GP requesting
47 GP Practices across Devon and Exeter will be able to order pathology tests digitally, replacing the current paper process for ordering tests. Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust will use CliniSys ICE to enable GPs to order tests. A pilot of 5 GP practices will take place before […]
73 suppliers submit to GP IT Futures framework
73 suppliers have submitted tender applications to be part of the first phase of the GP IT Futures programme, NHS Digital has announced. Stage one of the process has now closed, with applications now progressing to a second stage of rigorous testing. The new GP IT Futures framework will replace […]
Liva Healthcare partners with Care City UK
Liva Healthcare and Care City have formed a partnership as part of the NHS Test Bed programme. Liva Healthcare, the digital coaching platform, is combing with Care City, a community interest company to test combinations of digital technologies for an ageing population. Care City was originally setup by the North East […]
Patient Access app launches bookings for local pharmacy services
The Patient Access app has been extended following a successful pilot to support appointment booking beyond GP appointments. Following a pilot with the Day Lewis pharmacy group, the app can be used to book appointments with services by community pharmacies. Pharmacy services that can be booked via the app include […]
PRSB publishes new standard for shared care records
The Professional Records Standards Body has published a new standard to outline the core information to be shared in a person’s care record. Following a consultation process with over 1,500 professionals and organisations the new standard determines the vital information about a person that should be shared between health and care […]
