All Telehealth articles – Page 4
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The impact of networks in supporting primary care
To bridge the divide between primary and secondary care, a CCG has rolled out a new advice and guidance service that gives GPs access to a national network of consultants, reports Claire Read
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HSJ InteractiveCCGs should embrace a multiplatform approach to enhancing care
Instead of opting for a single solution to digital first primary care, CCGs must provide a range of solutions to meet the needs of both patients and healthcare professionals, says Dr Martin Godfrey
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News‘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 app would be the NHS’ digital “front-door”.
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NewsExclusive: NHS IT strategy plagued by 'unrealistic' expectations
The national strategy for improving trusts’ IT systems has been plagued by unrealistic targets, conflicting policy priorities and funding given to the wrong places, the Nuffield Trust has said.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Why Babylon in Birmingham matters
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. Contact Ben Heather in confidence here.
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NewsMajor trust opens talks with Babylon, claiming GPs unable to stem demand
One of the country’s biggest hospital trusts has entered talks with digital health company Babylon Healthcare after concluding local GPs were unable to support its “painful” transformation efforts, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Value Awards 2019: NHS support service initiative of the year
Winner Devon Doctors: 111 step-in service for over 75s Devon Doctors was asked to help the 111 provider in Somerset to cope with winter pressures by setting up an alternative route for patients who are over 75 or under one. The 111 support service, which was established within six weeks, ...
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Value Awards 2019: Emergency, urgent and trauma care efficiency initiative of the year
Winner Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care Foundation Trust: Tameside and Glossop digital health service Care home residents who become unwell in Tameside and Glossop are now assessed remotely before a GP or an ambulance is called, enabling many of them to stay at home at a lower cost to the ...
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CommentWhy technology should influence your estate plans
A recent King’s Fund research report looking at how technology is affecting the NHS estate concluded that it is critical that they are not treated as silos, notes Lillie Wenzel
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NewsHancock and Stevens warned over delays to referral plans
Optometrists are warning more people will lose their sight if plans to connect to an NHS IT referral system are further delayed.
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NewsPatients struggling to contact new provider after service transfer
Patients have claimed they have been left hanging on the telephone for hours after a dermatology service was transferred to a new provider.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: One app to rule them all
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. Contact Ben Heather in confidence here.
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NewsRevealed: Digital providers in drastic safety turnaround
Digital health providers have drastically improved their quality of care a year after the Care Quality Commission deemed nearly half not safe, an HSJ analysis shows.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: The GP IT showdown
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. Contact Ben Heather in confidence here.
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NewsService cut warning over NHSE's GP at Hand bailout fears
Local commissioners are expecting a £10m hit for hosting digital practice Babylon GP at Hand and could be forced to cut other services after a promised NHS England bailout failed to materialise.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Selling patient data
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. Contact Ben Heather in confidence here.
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NewsExclusive: NHS App can't connect to any online GP suppliers
The NHS App designed to be a digital ‘front door’ for all NHS patients is unable to connect with any current providers of online GP consultations, HSJ can reveal.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Can NHSX unpick the digital quango tangle?
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. Contact Ben Heather in confidence here.
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Freeing up capacity and improving patient care: lessons from Leeds
Implementing a new digital primary to secondary care referral pathway: lessons from the Leeds teledermatology project
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HSJ InteractiveHarnessing teledermatology to improve cancer care in Leeds
Underpinned by a cross sector collaboration, a teledermatology service for patients with suspicious skin lesions is already showing demonstrable benefits for the wider system, writes Claire Read