Information from 400 GP practices and 20 million consultations has been analysed and made available in the form of a new digital dashboard. Developed by Greater Manchester Connected Health City (GM CHC) researchers at The University of Manchester with Public Health England, the National Antibiotic Prescribing Dashboard allows a range […]
Primary Care News
PRSB published first standards for information sharing between pharmacies and GP
The PRSB has published the first part of a new standard outlining the information that needs to be shared between community pharmacies and GP practices. The number of people living with long-term conditions is increasing, and community pharmacies play an essential role in providing services to patients to keep them […]
EMIS acquires Dovetail Digital Limited
EMIS Group has announced the acquisition of Dovetail Digital Limited for £2.5m, a early stage UK technology business specialising in blockchain software for the healthcare market. Founded in July 2017, Dovetail Lab creates software that gives patients full control of their healthcare records, delivering secure exchange of data between different […]
RCGP launches innovation initiative for primary care
Five GPs who have come up with problem-solving ideas to help improve patients’ experience of primary care have been selected to join the Royal College of General Practitioners’ new Innovators Mentorship Programme (IMP). The scheme is the first of its kind for the College and aims to encourage, empower and […]
Research highlights current state of mobile working for GPs
Recent research from Egton has highlighted the current state of mobile working and technology following a survey conducted with 1,003 UK GPs in August 2018. When asked about mobile working 70% said they see technology as important to facilitating mobile care, with 34% of the audience having said the need […]
£100m reported to be saved from prescribing tech
GPs and community providers have been reported to have surpassed £100 million in directly attributable savings since frontline staff began using an innovative technology to prescribe less expensive and more clinically appropriate medicines for individual patients. OptimiseRx, is now used in thousands of GP practices, and more than 125 clinical […]
RCGP Chair takes on tech firms who are using ‘bully boy’ tactics and creating a ‘digital divide’ in patient care
The UK’s top GP will hit back at accusations that doctors are ‘technophobic dinosaurs’ who are reluctant to move with the times. Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard, Chair of the Royal College of GPs, will accuse wealthy tech companies of creating a ‘digital divide’ as younger and fitter patients are ‘siphoned off’ […]
CCube Solutions to transform Lloyd George records for GPs
CCube Solutions has launched a health record archiving service for GP practices to scan Lloyd George records currently stored within the practice and make available electronically, ensuring quality and cost efficiency at all times. This provides an opportunity for practices to significantly reduce storage costs, achieved through a skilled capable […]
Leeds goes live with GP Connect
GP practices and clinical staff in Leeds can share and view authorised information and data between IT systems, quickly and efficiently, using GP Connect. GP Connect is an NHS Digital led programme, connecting health and care data and supporting clinical staff by making medical information held within the patient’s GP […]
Artificial intelligence and electronic health records could help suicide prevention efforts
A collaboration of doctors and academics including ABMU Health Board emergency medicine consultant Dr Sarah Spencer found that artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to scan a patient’s health history and has the potential to highlight patients who may be at increased risk of suicide. It’s based on findings which […]
