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 […]
Primary Care News
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 […]
Panel discussion: what does the future of general practice core systems look like?
For a recent HTN Now panel discussion, we spoke to experts from across the healthcare sector on the future of general practice core systems. This included exploring potential opportunities and areas of future growth, considering challenges such as integration and interoperability, and outlining what “good” looks like in this space. […]
Two primary care innovation projects selected for Surrey Heartlands ICB test bed programme
Two primary care innovation projects have been selected for Surrey Heartlands ICB Test Bed Programme, which, supported by £1.3 million in non-recurrent funding, aims to deliver innovation in primary care, focusing on three key areas: inbound, outbound, and business processes. One of the projects set to be rolled out across […]
NHS Frimley ICB awards contract for digital social prescribing platform
NHS Frimley ICB has awarded a contract to Pungo Ltd for its social prescribing digital solution, Joy, to support the “social needs” of patients across four Slough PCNs and other secondary care partners. The procurement of the solution aims to improve connections between residents and local services within the region, […]
Study explores GP “alert fatigue” from clinical reminders
A study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research has explored “alert fatigue” from clinical reminders (CRs) amongst GPs, with concerns around design, content accuracy, and “lack of contextual nuance”. Authors suggest ways to overcome this and improve adherence to CRs, including working with GPs on their design, undertaking training on […]
GP contract sees £889 million increase in investment, digital front door, records access
NHS England’s updates to the GP contract for 2025/26 have been published, with an additional £889 million named as the “biggest increase in investment into general practice in over a decade”, requirements for practices to enable functionality in GP Connect, and a reduction in “bureaucracy” for practices. The £889 million […]
Accurx on a digital front door: the future of primary care
Helena Brown, Interim Head of Customer Success, Accurx For a long time now, many GP practices have been overwhelmed with patient demand. But what we hear and see from our GP community is that much of this demand could be better managed in a different setting, or even entirely self-managed […]
