A new GP contract, agreed by NHS England, the Government and the British Medical Association’s General Practitioners Committee, will take effect from 01 April 2018 and will see an investment of £256.3 million going into the contract for 2018/19, a 3.4% increase overall. This includes £60 million to be paid to […]
Primary Care News
Virgin Care sites pick Lexacom digital dictation
Virgin Care is working in partnership with Lexacom to improve systems and processes at Lyme Regis Medical Centre and at the admin-based Florence Nightingale Child Development Centre in Essex. The sites have now installed Lexacom digital dictation and speech recognition, which means clinicians and admin staff can now create and […]
New podcast series launched to share innovations in primary care
The Eastern Academic Health Science Network is launching a series of podcasts that explore innovative ways of managing primary care under pressure. Each episode aims to uncover the secrets of successful primary care teams working in the NHS today. The Primary Care Talks host, Dr Hasan Chowhan, interviews fellow GPs to find […]
Roll-out of new digital platform to detect early signs of cancer
The North of England will roll out a new digital platform that helps GPs detect the early signs of cancer. The Gateway-C platform is already being used in 73% of GP surgeries in Greater Manchester and eastern Manchester and Health Education England (HEE) is now funding a rollout programme to […]
Digital start-up Signum Health secures further investment
Digital start-up Signum Health has secured a further £400,000 in an equity co-investment led by the Development Bank of Wales, with further investment obtained from private investors. This is the second round of investment the company has raised and brings the total funding for the firm to £600,000. Signum Health […]
NHS Wales Informatics Service picks two GP suppliers
NHS Wales Informatics Service in a short announcement today has said its chosen INPS and Microtest for a new contract for GP clinical systems and services. The service said “following a robust procurement process, it is s the intention to award a new contract for GP clinical systems and services to […]
SWYPFT signs contract for SystmOne Mental Health
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (SWYPFT) has signed a five year contract with TPP to deploy the SystmOne Mental Health module across all of its services. The contract is an addition to the existing Shared Business Service (SBS) Framework contract the Trust has with TPP. The Trust employs […]
Powys Teaching Health Board first in Wales for FDB OptimiseRx
Powys Teaching Health Board is the first Welsh health board to go live with FDB OptimiseRx, which supports GPs to prescribe in line with local and national guidance and reduce the variation in prescribing. The solution provides prescribing decision support for primary care that presents prescribers with guidance messages that […]
NHS Digital to launch GP IT Futures programme
NHS Digital has launched a new consultation opportunity for IT suppliers with an aim to explore new ways of system design in primary care. The GP IT Futures programme is looking to collaborate with suppliers interested in delivering a proof of concept of a fresh approach to primary care systems […]
NHS Arden & Greater East Midlands CSU secures £14m contract
NHS Arden & Greater East Midlands (GEM) Commissioning Support Unit has been appointed to provide both corporate and GP IT services on behalf of seven Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) in Essex. The service will fall into two areas: corporate IT support including strategic planning and operational delivery; and GP IT […]
