New iPLATO NHS App integrations could save NHS £18m a year
iPLATO has announced the launch of expanded NHS App integrations available to GP practices which could help to save the NHS £18 million a year.
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Gateshead Health launches innovative digital patient engagement service
Gateshead Health has launched a new patient engagement platform designed to save costs and improve patients’ ability to arrange appointments.
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Report says government must address failures in digital transformation
The government needs to address previous failures in its digital transformation plans for the health service, a parliamentary committee report said today.
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NHS mandate reaffirms EHR targets, delivery of federated data platform
The new NHS mandate prioritises EHR targets, development and delivery of the federated data platform and transformation of the NHS app.
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Government will ringfence money for health tech – Health Secretary
The UK government will protect money for health technology from budget cuts, Secretary of State for Health Steve Barclay said on Thursday.
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Labour would modernise health service, overhaul NHS App – Streeting
Labour will streamline the process for innovators in the health service and overhaul the NHS App if it is elected to government, Wes Streeting said.
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Lord Markham: Govt committed to fund digital health, ease market access
The government is committed to investing in digital health technology and streamlining market access for innovators, Lord Markham has said.
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NHSE brain drain threatens inertia and uncertainty for health tech
The impending departures of NHS England’s transformation director Tim Ferris, chief operating officer Sir David Sloman, and chief nursing information officer Natasha Phillips will leave behind a worrying power vacuum. By Rachel Murphy, Silver Buccaneer and former director of digital delivery at NHS England.
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Technology can help transform the NHS says Starmer
Labour Leader Keir Starmer has identified technology as one of three key shifts his party will use to transform the health service.
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Online GP registrations reach 240,000 as new digital NHS service grows
GP practices are being encouraged to join a new national online service which makes registering patients quicker and easier.
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