NHS to fully digitise prescriptions under plan to save £300m
Next month will see the full digitisation of medical prescriptions under an NHS plan that could save £300 million over … Read more
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‘All-singing and all-dancing’ NHS App scrapped
NHSX’s new chief executive has scrapped plans for an “all-singing and all-dancing” NHS App, despite the long-term plan saying the … Read more
Helen Salisbury: The inverse care law in the digital age
A GP friend of mine has a relative in a distant city who is affected by a severe, long term … Read more
Private online provider partners with GP networks covering 88,000 patients
Private online GP provider Push Doctor has partnered with two primary care networks in Birmingham, giving 88,000 NHS patients access … Read more
Secondary care to ‘fully digitise’ by 2024
The target for all secondary care providers to move to digital records has been pushed back to 2024, with NHS England … Read more
Every patient to have ‘right’ to access new digital GP providers
The long-term plan, published on Monday, said that by 2022-23 all patients in England will have access to a “digital … Read more
Advert for GP access smartphone app banned by watchdog
Full story in The Guardian, 3 October 2018 A watchdog has banned adverts for a smartphone app that promises to … Read more
£300m STP tech framework published after six month delay
Full story in the HSJ, 27 September 2018 A framework for giving suppliers access to an estimated £300m of new … Read more
Major GP provider partners with Push Doctor app
Full story in HSJ: 11 September 2018 One of the largest GP partnerships in England has brought on Push Doctor … Read more
‘Grossly underfunded’ practices unable to compete with online providers, warn GPs
Full story in The Guardian, 30 August 2018 Private online providers are creating competition between NHS practices that is threatening … Read more