The North West London Digital First programme has been piloting a remote blood pressure monitoring application with 1,476 patients, and has reported that managing blood pressure and medication from home with the support of a GP is safe and effective. The ICS noted that 79% of the 1,476 patients involved are […]
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NHS England publishes 2023-2024 business plan with focus on digital
NHS England has published its business plan for 2023-2024, setting out plans to address challenges including health inequalities, access to primary care services, elective long waits and ambulance response, as well as highlighting the intention to “transform care through harnessing data, information and technology”. The new business plan incorporates actions […]
Five-year suicide prevention strategy highlights value of digital resources, digital therapeutics and opportunities for ML and AI
The UK government has launched its new five-year suicide prevention strategy, highlighting the value of digital resources, digital therapeutics and opportunities for machine learning and artificial intelligence in prevention. The new strategy notes that “while overall the current suicide rate is not significantly higher than in 2012, the rate is […]
Three digital community pharmacy system suppliers awarded grants to support the delivery of an EPS in Wales
Three further grant awards have been made to digital community pharmacy system suppliers from the Community Pharmacy System Innovation Fund (CPSIF), to deliver electronic prescription services (EPS) in Wales. The grants aim to support suppliers to develop their systems to use an electronic prescription service and receive prescriptions digitally instead […]
“It’s not about installing technology, it’s about asking what improvements we can make” Gary Mooney of InterSystems on EPMA
For our feature series on electronic prescribing and medicines administration (EPMA), we talked to Gary Mooney, clinical solution executive at InterSystems. Gary has been with InterSystems for ten years and has a background in academic medicine and digital clinical solutions. Starting his career in academic medicine with a focus on medical […]
The Male Fertility Clinic partners with OX.DH to centralise patient management and streamline bookings
The Male Fertility Clinic has announced that it has partnered with OX.DH, a health tech start-up with links to the University of Oxford, with the aim of using their assisted reproduction solution to streamline the clinic’s appointment booking and test result processes. The end-to-end clinical solution was developed by OX.DH […]
News in Brief: online support for patients from deaf community awaiting hospital care, digital referral system for EEAST, digital patient hub in Hertfordshire, and more
It’s time for another news in brief round-up – let’s take a look at some of the stories that caught our eye recently. Greater Manchester launches While You Wait to support deaf community Greater Manchester ICS has recently launched ‘While You Wait‘, a British Sign Language (BSL) page offering accessible […]
Electronic health records in the US: patient usage and clinician perception of EHR
Following on from our deep dive last month in which we explored electronic health records in Africa, today we’re turning the spotlight on the United States and taking a look at two studies to gain insights on trends in EHR usage, and to examine the how clinicians perceive the impact […]
£72.3 million funding for HDR UK sees launch of five health data research programmes
Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) has announced that its new strategy, with five UK-wide research driver programmes focusing on areas “where data science had great potential”, aims to “harness the power of large-scale data to tackle some of the largest health challenges and build a strong foundation for future research”. […]
NHSE publishes guidance on point of care testing for virtual wards and urgent community response
New NHS England guidance on point of care testing (PoCT) has been published for those looking to integrate PoCT into their urgent community response or virtual ward services “to aid clinical decision-making, avoid unnecessary hospital admission and improve outcomes”. The guidance focuses on in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) PoCT device diagnostics, with […]
