At HTN Now Digital Primary Care, we were joined by a team from babblevoice, the intelligent phone system designed to better connect GP practices, patients and staff. Commercial Director Antoine Lever led the session along with Account Manager Abishek Hemachandhar. Antoine began by sharing some background to babblevoice: he noted that GPs […]
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HTN Digital Primary Care: Dictate.IT on documentation and digital dictation
For HTN Now: Digital Primary Care, we were joined by Jan Donnelly (Business Development Manager at Dictate.IT), Dr Senad Telalbasic (GP, Specialist in ENT Surgery and Medical Advisor) and Professor Vivienne Harpwood (Professor of Law at Cardiff University), for a discussion on the role of digital solutions in primary care […]
HTN Digital Primary Care: Dr Minal Bakhai and Dominic Vallely on improving the digital journey for patients
A session at HTN Now: Digital Primary Care was led by Dr Minal Bakhai, National Director for Primary Care Transformation at NHS England, along with Dominic Vallely, User Experience Lead at Digital First Primary Care Unit, NHS England. Minal and Dominic joined us to discuss how the digital journey for […]
GP practices in Tayside select GP cloud clinical system
Cegedim Healthcare Solutions, the supplier of the Vision primary care clinical system, has announced a new contract award for its cloud-based product in Scotland. Following a call-off contract placed by NHS Tayside in July, the first GP practice in the area has gone live with the new Vision product on […]
HTN Digital Primary Care: Dr Osman Bhatti on patient access to GP records
Dr Osman Bhatti, GP and Chief Clinical Information Officer for North East London CCG, joined us at our HTN Digital Primary Care event to discuss patient access to GP records. Osman set out to explore topics including what patient access means for general practice, what practices need to do to […]
Health Tech Trends: what does the future of digital primary care look like in 2, 5 and 10 years?
What will digital primary care look like in two, five and ten years? We posed this question to people from across the healthcare industry to give them the chance to share their thoughts and opinions – read on to find out what they had to say. “The potential for digital […]
GP records pilot aims for early identification of Hepatitis C
A pilot programme is to explore how primary care records can be used to identify and diagnose people unknowingly living with Hepatitis C. Supported by NHS England, MSE and EMIS, the project will use patient search identification software to identify patients with certain conditions, or those at risk of them. The three […]
Health Tech Trends: what does good look like for primary care technology?
For our latest Health Tech Trends feature, we’re looking into IT in general practice, exploring the challenges and asking what good looks like for primary care technology. We contacted individuals from across primary care to get their thoughts and received plenty of answers, focusing on key topics such as access, public […]
GP Data for Planning and Research programme “the jargon has to stop when we talk about data”
NHS Digital has released an update on the GP Data for Planning and Research (GPDPR) programme, publishing findings from its ‘listening report’, ahead of moving onto an engagement phase of developing ‘an effective communications campaign’. The listening report highlights that “it is crucial that patients and the public understand how […]
South East London ICS signs deal for workforce tech to support staffing
A South East London Integrated Care System, Our Healthier South East London, has signed a two-year deal to deliver workforce technology across the area. 200 GP practices and 58 extended hub sites will be connected using Lantum’s platform to support workforce scheduling and staffing. The company said the single platform will […]
