POLL: Will the COVID-19 outbreak help speed up digital adoption?
- 12 March 2020
Digital tools are increasingly being cited as a potential solution for the NHS to deal with the growing spread of coronavirus across the UK and the rest of the world.
Services such as NHS111 Online have seen a surge in people accessing a dedicated coronavirus service. GPs have also been advised to assess patients online or via telephone and video appointments to mitigate the potential spread of coronavirus.
In a letter to GPs last week, NHS England urged Britain’s 7,000 GP surgeries to reduce face-to-face appoints for patients displaying symptoms of Covid-19.
Digital Health News is asking readers whether they think the spread of COVID-19 will speed up digital adoption across the NHS.
You can vote below. Readers have until 12pm on 18 March to vote, with the results to be published shortly afterwards.
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The acceleration of virtual care enabled by digital technologies could be a positive legacy of this very difficult situation for citizens and the NHS. We must not let it all fade away and revert to how we do things now when COVID-19 subsides. We should also work with community partners to support digital inclusion, particularly for the elderly as they move towards prolonged isolation and care from a range of different people. Being able to facetime / skype family and share their health record with the care that turns up that day will be vital to keeping them well in their homes.
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