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 […]
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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 […]
NHSX to develop new Data Strategy for Health and Social Care
NHSX is to launch and implement a Data Strategy for Health and Social Care, as part of measures announced by Matt Hancock this week to streamline processes and reduce excess bureaucracy. The new report ‘Busting bureaucracy: empowering frontline staff by reducing excess bureaucracy in the health and care system‘, sets […]
Dorset Healthcare live with Covid Oximetry @home monitoring service
Dorset Healthcare has launched its Covid Oximetry @home monitoring service across the region to help identify and support Covid-19 patients who may deteriorate. The new service went live on 16th November for the first patients admitted to the virtual ward for monitoring from practices and the local trust, for Dorset’s highest risk […]
Innovate UK funds tech to reduce hidden costs of telephone calls in primary care
Innovate UK has awarded a six-figure grant to cloud telephony specialist X-on to support an app to help eliminate GP practice-patient call costs. The app will mean calls between a patient and their GP are free and in turn reduce the cost to GP practices for outgoing calls by around […]
