Billions spent on NHS IT could leave most vulnerable stranded
A first glance NHS policy statements at local and national level could give the impression that services are being transformed … Read more
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Hancock says all initial GP consultations should now happen on phone or online
Speaking at the Royal College of Physicians on the future of health care, Mr Hancock said all future GP consultations in … Read more
NHS changes made under the radar
Two weeks ago The Lowdown warned of plans being hatched by NHS England and local “Integrated Care Systems” (ICSs) and Clinical Commissioning … Read more
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
‘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