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Northern Ireland prepares for roll-out of patient portal

A patient portal for people with dementia will be launched in Northern Ireland this month as part of the country’s
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Royal Bolton ditches ‘unsuitable’ pagers for smartphones linked to e-obs

Royal Bolton Hospital is distributing more than 300 Myco smart devices to clinicians across its paediatric, maternity and critical care
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The CIO interview: Phillipa Winter, Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

This week we're chatting to Phillipa Winter, who tells us why a strong voice and an open ear is key
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London CCGs to roll out text reminder service for cervical cancer screening

From August, women registered with GP services in London will begin to receive text messages encouraging them to book screening
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Davey Winder: Does AI have a part to play in securing NHS data?

The potential contribution AI could make to the NHS has been frequently rehearsed – not least by the new health and
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Shared record system to connect NHS trusts in Lancs and South Cumbria

The Lancashire Person Record Exchange Service enables clinicians to share patient records and notes with other health and care organisations
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Leicestershire Partnership embraces telehealth for digital heart failure service

The service uses Spirit Digital’s CliniTouch Vie remote monitoring platform and is designed to keep heart failure patients out of
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CQC launches investigation after referrals blunder

A technical issue with the CQC's data management system meant 96 safeguarding issues were not passed on to local authorities.
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Blended care: a remedy for mental health provision

Oh My Mood's Jaime Essed explains why digital tools and face-to-face consultations could be the antidote for rising demand on
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Mobile health and apps news in brief

Our latest mobile health and apps round-up includes a new self-help tool for lower back pain and a collaboration between
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