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Value of apps and wearables questioned

16 April 2015 12:00 AM

The potential for smartphone apps and wearable devices to have an effect on health outcomes has come under question in an article published by the BMJ.

Nurse Tech Fund helps Bucks go mobile

16 April 2015 12:00 AM

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust has completed the roll-out of a new mobile technology tool provided by Vodafone and TotalMobile for its community nurses and midwives.

Accenture looks set to take over NHSmail

16 April 2015 12:00 AM

The Health and Social Care Information Centre has confirmed that Accenture is its nominated preferred supplier for the NHSmail service.

Lib Dem manifesto promises GPs by Skype

15 April 2015 10:51 AM

The Liberal Democrats have promised to open up access to GPs by phone and Skype in their manifesto, and to pay for this using a £250 million ‘digital revolution’ fund.

Tory manifesto re-runs access pledge

14 April 2015 12:03 PM

The Conservative Party has promised to continue the NHS transparency agenda and to give people “full access” to their electronic health records in its manifesto.

e-Referral Service ‘live on 15 June’

14 April 2015 9:10 AM

The new NHS e-Referral Service will go-live on 15 June as part of plans to replace all paper-based referrals.

Geisinger sets SMART apps on FHIR

14 April 2015 9:00 AM

US healthcare provider, Geisinger Health System, has unveiled an EnrG suite of interoperable software applications, able to link to multiple electronic health records, using common standards.