The NHS e-Referral Service has saved the NHS £10million in its first year with the service built in collaboration with software specialists BJSS. The system is now being developed with new features following feedback from GPs, hospital trusts and patients. The features include API development and alerts and messaging to improve system integration for a seamless […]
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10 additional CCGs enabled to use my mygp
Since the official launch of the new smartphone app, myGP, just over eight weeks ago, an additional ten CCGs representing over 2 million patients and 300 GP practices, have enabled, myGP, the free patient facing platform to help speed up access to care, 24/7, by allowing patients to securely book […]
Walsall GPs help lead the way by logging on to Patient Online
Walsall residents can now access their local GP services with greater ease and efficiency, thanks to a national NHS programme. People can now book an appointment, order repeat prescriptions, view information on medication, allergies, illnesses, immunisations and test results and access a summary of their health records, as part of […]
Jayex patient arrivals self-check-in system approved pairing with TPP SystmOne
NHS Digital has recently approved and certified the pairing of Jayex’s Enlighten E4 with TPP SystmOne appointments for full roll-out across NHS England GP practices. Participating SystmOne practices will benefit by using the Enlighten arrivals platform to review or capture information such as the patient’s email & mobile, this is essential […]
Docman and EMIS Health deliver best practice interoperability to support a paperless NHS across Blackpool
At the recent Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Health Informatics Strategy and Open Day, Docman and EMIS Health presented how the systems are providing “Information at the Point of Care” across the region. Docman and EMIS Health presented a best practice example of the transfer of care process which […]
Sutton introduces a borough-wide shared record system
The London Borough of Sutton and NHS Sutton Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) have gone live with a CareCentric record solution, initially linking information shared between the council’s social services teams with GPs and Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust. Following the successful go-live, the Sutton Integrated Digital Care […]
Surgery praised for ‘innovative’ approach to improving patient access
An automated telephone service for booking and managing appointments has been identified as an ‘innovative way’ of improving patient access by the Care Quality Commission. Friarwood Surgery in Pontefract was rated as outstanding in their recent Quality Report. The practice was praised for increasing ‘the flexibility of access to appointments’ […]
