We recently spoke with Sharon Hanley, director of digital primary care at X-on Health, as well as Derrick Measham, research and development manager at X-on Health, about the value of data for meaningful transformation in primary care. We explored how data can be used to overcome challenges at both practice […]
Primary Care News
HTN primary care region series: North East and Yorkshire
Primary Care Region Series: North East and Yorkshire Welcome to our primary care regions series, where we explore the latest on digital and data in primary care from each of the seven NHS regions in turn. In this instalment, we turn our attention to the North East and Yorkshire region. […]
HTN primary care region series: London
Primary Care Region Series: London Welcome to our primary care region series, where we explore the latest on digital and data in primary care from each of the seven NHS regions in turn. In this first instalment, we turn our attention to the London region, where we cover digital strategy […]
1,000 GP practices to receive share of £102 million primary care utilisation and modernisation fund
Over 1,000 GP surgeries are set to receive a share of £102 million as part of the government’s Primary Care Utilisation and Modernisation Fund, the first national capital fund for primary care estates since 2020, and part of a series of measures announced to increase support for primary care. According […]
£400m digital primary care market engagement opens
NHS England has opened a preliminary market engagement notice, inviting suppliers to take part in introducing a market to digital primary care, offering solutions for procurement by ICBs and approved agencies across the UK. Part of NHSE’s Transformation Directorate, it follows the previous engagement for the GP IT Futures Framework, […]
Accurx launch AI scribing tool for use across the NHS
Accurx has partnered with Tandem Health, a European health tech company, to launch an AI scribe tool for use across the NHS. The tool supports transcribing, summarising and coding of patient consultations into the clinical record, with the ability to write back to EMIS and SystmOne. It is said to […]
NHS App roadmap outlines health records, appointments, prescriptions, integrated services, and messaging plans
NHS England has published its latest roadmap for the future of the NHS App, highlighting aims to increase users’ ability to self-serve, support operational efficiency and costs, and to design the app to support health system performance indicators. The roadmap covers health records, appointments, prescriptions, integrated services, messaging, design and […]
NHS Devon ICB joint forward plan to 2030 focuses on data, EPRs, population health
NHS Devon’s five year Joint Forward Plan to 2030, published as part of the ICB’s March meeting, has highlighted the role of digital in achieving the system’s strategic aims, and noted the importance of progress on the Devon and Cornwall Care Record and the One Devon Dataset. For clinicians, the […]
Interview: X-On Health on the future of the digital front door in primary care
For HTN’s latest interview, we spoke with Julian Coe, managing director at X-on Health, to discuss the future of the digital front door in primary care, including what good looks like, the importance of the user experience and approaches to improving primary care. We discussed complicated vs complex in primary […]
ICB framework focuses on Advice and Guidance maturity level, use and quality
Aiming to address “considerable variation in how Advice and Guidance is applied, delivered and monitored”, a framework intending to provide a tool to support ICBs on effective implementation has been published. From April 2025, all ICBs will be required to submit quarterly progress of Advice and Guidance, providing a maturity […]
