Social prescribing should be incorporated into GP IT systems to ensure the practice reaches its “full potential”, the British Medical Association has said. In its sustainable and environmentally friendly general …
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Greater use of health technologies could prevent 20,000 deaths a year and save the NHS billions of pounds, a new report has found. The UK has a “good track record” …
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July’s roundup of movements and appointments includes a new interim CIO at Great Ormond Street and a new CEO at online triage provider, Klinik. Jo Smith has been appointed the …
Read MoreEven before the COVID-19 pandemic, communication in the workplace could be slow, with conversations often mired in lengthy email chains that remained invisible to the rest of an organization. Slack’s …
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Londoners have given national and local health leaders a mandate for how they expect their data to be used as part of a region-wide discussion. The OneLondon Citizens’ Summit was …
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The government should ensure ethics and privacy are “correct by design” in its new contact-tracing app, industry leaders have said. Following the government’s decision to abandon its contact-tracing app in …
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A record number of people have downloaded a fitness app which aims to get people running since lockdown began. New figures show that downloads of Public Health England’s ‘Couch to …
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The full programme for Virtual Summer Schools 2020 has been published with the event just over three weeks away on 23-24 July. The Covid-19 crisis meant it was impossible to …
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More than two thirds of Digital Health readers have said they agreed with the government’s U-turn on the NHS contact-tracing app. Out of the 175 people who voted, 120 (67%) …
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A not-for-profit part of the NHS which provides expertise to the health service to help resolve disputes fairly has appointed its first CIO. Niamh McKenna joins NHS Resolution from Accenture …
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