19 June 2019

GP at Hand to go live in Birmingham after expansion is approved

Hammersmith and Fulham Clinical Commissioning Group’s (CCG) primary care committee gave the go ahead at a meeting on 18 June.
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Pager
18 June 2019

Calls for BMA to oppose Hancock’s ‘ill-conceived’ ban on outdated tech

Setting “arbitrary dates” to stop using outdated technology like pagers and fax machines puts patients “at risk”, regional medical council
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18 June 2019

Digital mental health service launched to support GPs

Doctors using the GP Health Service now have access to SilverCloud Health, where more than 30 programmes to improve mental
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17 June 2019

Millions budgeted for improved digital services left unspent, figures reveal

Some £654.1million was allocated by NHS England in the 2018/19 budget, but by month 11 of the financial year only
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Medical woman using virtual reality
17 June 2019

Virtual reality tool improves carers understanding of dementia

The tool aims to increase empathy and understanding of lesser-know symptoms by enabling healthcare professionals to experience them first hand
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app round up
14 June 2019

Mobile health and apps news in brief

The round up features a study into mental health apps and a campaign launched in Scotland which encourages people to
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13 June 2019

Quality data and patient trust is needed to scale AI across NHS

Speaking at an event focusing in AI in the NHS, representatives from a number of healthcare organisations shared their thoughts
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13 June 2019

Instant message app guidance ‘more confusing than helpful’, doctor says

Dr Barney Gilbert told Digital Health that “very few” NHS workers would be aware of the guidance for using apps
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GP at Hand
12 June 2019

MP calls for GP at Hand to be suspended pending further reviews

Andy Slaughter, the MP for Hammersmith, warned the Government’s support of Babylon's GP at Hand risked “privatising the NHS”.
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Virtual reality man
11 June 2019

Virtual reality app aims to entice international GPs to the UK

The interactive video follows a patient through their interactions with the multidisciplinary team; from the moment they make a GP
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