The UK government has published a white paper setting out legislative proposals for a Health and Care Bill.
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NHS app is estimated to prevent 600,000 infections in UK
The estimate was provided by the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC), which reported that the NHS COVID-19 app has warned over 1.7 million users of potential exposure to the virus since its release in September.
Continue readingIn UK the continuity of care hospital-general medicine is achieved with FHIR
NHS Digital together with TPP and a system integrator have developed an interoperability infrastructure based on Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) to exchange first aid reports, discharge letters and outpatient reports with general practitioners.
The Royal Wolverhampton Trust and Babylon together to create the first integrated digital healthcare system
The ten-year agreement defines a partnership to develop a new “Digital-First Integrated Care” healthcare assistance model for 300,000 people throughout Wolverhampton and surrounding areas. Continue reading
Care home residents in Scotland to receive digital nutritional support service
Elderly residents at more than 100 care homes in Scotland are set to benefit from a nutritional support service developed by NHS Tayside in partnership with remote patient monitoring player Inhealthcare. Continue reading
In Yorkshire, predictive analysis reduces emergency care and unscheduled admissions
The Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) of Vale of York, UK, uses predictive analysis to identify patients at risk of unplanned hospital care. Continue reading
The prevention of type 2 diabetes: in UK it’s also digital
Forty thousand people at risk of developing type 2 diabetes will receive digital support to prevent the development of the disease. The initiative is foreseen in the Long Term Plan of the NHS, published at the beginning of the year. Continue reading
Are you anxious, tired, stressed or sad? In London, the NHS takes care of you with apps
Good Thinking is an initiative launched in November 2017 for anyone living or working in London. So far, over 220,000 Londoners have used Good Thinking to deal with sleep, anxiety, stress and depression. Continue reading
NHS prevent 3,000 A&E visits in Manchester thanks to Skype
Using Skype to help older patients get faster care has prevented 3,000 avoidable A&E visits and freed up 2,000 GP appointments. Continue reading
Preparing the healthcare workforce to deliver the digital future
The British National Health Service commissioned cardiologist and digital healthresearcher Eric Topol to write a report about how cutting-edge technologies like genomics, AI and robotics will change medicine and how to prepare healthcare professionals to exploit this potential. Continue reading
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