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Online consultations might not be ‘a silver bullet’ for GPs

The chief executive of eConsult has admitted that online consultations 'may not be a silver bullet' after research revealed low
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Industry news in brief

This month's industry nibs features NHS academy launching a leadership training programme for community pharmacists.
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Consultant Connect hopes to ease winter pressures on A&E departments

A platform which gives GPs the ability to immediately speak to a local specialist is hoping to help ease winter
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Digital GP service found to be neither safe or effective by CQC

A private online video GP consultation service has been found to be delivering unsafe care in a damning report by
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Hester hits back over TPP patient data security concerns

TPP founder Frank Hester has waded defiantly into the growing controversy about how his company shares patients GP records across
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ICO moves to calm controversy over TTP patient data sharing

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) says thousands of GPs should not switch off "enhanced" information sharing, despite ongoing concerns.
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GPs struggling to access digital funding, NHS England told

GP IT group tells NHS England that CCG are refusing to cover the costs of digital projects and IT funding
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ICO investigating GP system supplier TPP over ‘data protection compliance concerns’

Thousands of patients are being warned their GP electronic records may not be secure, amid an ongoing ICO investigation into
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Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt grilled on missing confidential NHS data

More than half a million pieces on NHS medical correspondents were lost for years, sparking an investigation into the potential
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Laura’s digital disruptors: GP video consultations

Digital Health reporter Laura Stevens takes a look at online and video consultations with GPs, and asks whether these will
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