NHS Direct faces uncertain future
3 October 2013
12:00 PM
Ambulance trusts and GP out-of-hours providers will take over NHS 111 services from NHS Direct by the end of November.
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TPP patients can access records via app
3 October 2013
12:00 AM
TPP has released a SystmOnline app that allows patients to view their medical record on their smartphone.
Med school teaches e-consultation
3 October 2013
12:00 AM
University of Leicester Medical School will be the first in the UK to teach students how to hold online consultations as part of its curriculum.
FDA issues rules on mobile health apps
3 October 2013
12:00 AM
The US Food and Drug Administration has issued its final guidance on how it will regulate mobile health apps.
Ā£50m GP fund for expanded access
2 October 2013
12:49 PM
GPs can apply to a new Ā£50m Challenge Fund to offer e-consultations, online appointment booking and telecare to patients.
Glasgow hit by IT failure
2 October 2013
11:53 AM
An āunprecedented IT issueā has forced NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde to postpone more than 500 patient appointments over the past 36 hours.
3ML pathfinder pulls telehealth tender
2 October 2013
10:09 AM
A key 3millionlives pathfinder site has abandoned its tender for a telehealth contract worth up to Ā£30m over five years, after failing to find a partner willing to share risk.
Maternity app and electronic health record to be rolled out in Wales
7 January 2025
An electronic health record and app will be rolled out across Wales to enable mothers-to-be
John Quinn to leave NHS England CIO role
7 January 2025
John Quinn, chief information officer (CIO) at NHS England, has announced he will leave the
Imperial College to go live with Netcallās contact centre solution
6 January 2025
Imperial College Healthcare is to upgrade to Netcallās cloud-based contact centre solution to improve patient
NHS App upgrades planned to help cut elective care waiting lists
6 January 2025
The government is upgrading the NHS App to enable patients to choose providers, book appointments
Government to develop NHS shared digital platform for medical info
6 January 2025
The government will develop a shared digital platform to allow up-to-date medical information to be
