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Digital ‘early warning system’ trialled at Sheffield care homes

Nursing staff are using an app to record care home residents’ vital signs and share them with clinicians at Sheffield
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Revised digital health and care records sharing standards published by PRSB

The revision aims to improve the sharing of digital health and care records and is aligned with Fast Healthcare Interoperability
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Open-source snafu leaves patient data exposed

Data pertaining to tens of millions of patients around the world has been jeopardised due to severe security flaws in
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Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells goes all out with EPR selection

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust has selected AllScripts to deliver EPR after having already implemented the supplier’s PAS.
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Industry news in brief

Our latest roundup features the news that Thomas Cook insurance customers can now access mobile consultations with a GP if
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London docs get on board with electronic prescribing

All 1,311 GP surgeries in the capital can now use the electronic prescription service (EPS) to send prescriptions to pharmacists.
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Of primary importance: Masood Nazir on the value of digital

In the first of a new column written exclusively for Digital Health, Dr Masood Nazir – clinical lead for NHS
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Doc on demand service ZoomDoc extends offering to mental health care

The paid-for service has partnered up with mental health care app Dr. Julian to provide online mental health appointments for
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IMS Maxims gets G-Cloud 10 accreditation for NHS services

IMS Maxims has announced that it has gained accreditation to offer cloud-based services to the NHS under the government’s latest
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Virtual advice app trialled at St Bartholomew’s Hospital

Ortus-iHealth helps patients and their clinicians to connect through virtual appointments by computer or mobile phone, rather than face-to-face.
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