The Co-op has announced the acquisition of Dimec, a healthcare technology start-up, which has developed a unique digital solution that enables patients and their GPs to interact and better manage their prescription needs. Dimec has been acquired for an undisclosed sum by Co-op Ventures, the new innovation unit established to […]
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New digital platform for health and care staff to share their views
Secretary of State Matt Hancock will set out plans to give 3.1 million health and care staff in England a voice in the day-to-day creation of policy. He is launching a new digital platform called ‘TalkHealthandCare’, which staff can use to post ideas, questions and challenges for government. The platform will […]
Now Healthcare opens £1.5m tele-pharmacy
Thirty jobs are to be created through a new £1.5m ‘Tele-Pharmacy’ opened in Liverpool aimed at helping people living with chronic care conditions to manage their medicinal needs through artificial intelligent mobile app ‘Now Patient’. The NHS approved tele-Pharmacy ‘super-hub’ – Now Pharmacy, will be able to dispense around 500,000 […]
7 technologies to explore right now
We spoke with industry experts to find out what technologies you should explore right now. 1. eShare, leave bad meetings in the past Bad meetings are the bane of every persons working life, the time and cost implications of poorly organised meetings is immense. eShare has been developing software […]
£37.5m investment in Digital Innovation Hubs to tackle Britain’s biggest health challenges
The new hubs will help connect regional health and care data with biomedical data in secure environments. This will pave the way for NHS, academic researchers and industry innovators to harness scientific knowledge and emerging technologies to develop new drugs and devices and improve health services. Funded through the Industrial […]
Digital transformation of health care must involve nurses
The RCN warns that the digital transformation of health care will remain a pipe-dream unless nurses are involved. Today the RCN is launching the results of a consultation with nurses and midwives on what is needed for nursing to play its full part in the digital transformation of health care. […]
Opinion Piece: Practices need to seize the opportunity of consolidating IT systems
The trend for surgeries to become part of wider networks or federations of practices creates a great opportunity for them to use technology to work more effectively with their patients and peers, argues Paul Bensley, managing director of X-on. Increasing numbers of GP practices across the UK are looking to […]
North East leads the way in digital care as Health Call launches new diabetes service
Health Call has launched a new digital health service for gestational diabetes in the North East of England. The collaboration of NHS trusts has designed the programme to observe and check on the progress of expectant mothers with the condition. It is the first in a number of digitised care […]
New 5 step guide launched to help a digital primary care
The Eastern Academic Health Science Network, one of 15 AHSNs in England, has produced a lessons learnt and implementation guide with support from the Lea Valley Health Federation in Hertfordshire. The five-step-guide focuses on the patient engagement element of delivering a digital primary care service. The digital primary care guide […]
Analytics supporting Lewisham cancer waiting times
Lewisham NHS Trust wanted a way to immediately provide their clinical, operational and leadership team with greater oversight on cancer waiting times. The organisation also wanted the assurance that the solutions exceeded the national requirements and would really focus on user engagement and outcomes. The hospital and its delivery team […]
