Wales nears 70 per cent e-referrals
Nearly 70% of GP practices across Wales can send hospital referrals electronically via the Welsh Clinical Communications Gateway.
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Nearly 70% of GP practices across Wales can send hospital referrals electronically via the Welsh Clinical Communications Gateway.
GP leaders have said they are concerned giving patients access to their online record could risk their medical history being used against them, and may create more work for GPs having to explain medical terms to worried patients.
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust is publishing patient satisfaction ratings on its website.
The Department of Health formally launched its 3millionlives campaign on the day that the 2020 Health think-tank urged the NHS to learn from the telehealth experience of the US Veterans Health Administration.
Conservative MP Richard Bacon has called for a halt to all Cerner Millennium deployments following appointment problems and delays at the latest trusts to go-live with the system – North Bristol and Oxford.
The Department of Health has expressed its “disappointment” with the decision of two royal medical colleges to announce their opposition to the Health and Social Care Bill.
An Isle of Man care provider has pledged to encrypt all personal data on portable devices after an employee lost an unencrypted memory stick holding care and mental health information on 150 individuals last year.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency has launched a £175 million search and rescue radio network
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust’s neurosurgery team has introduced mixed reality technology to improve training
Pancreatic Cancer UK has launched an online tool for families who have lost a loved
Helen Thomas and Dr Malte Gerhold are the latest speakers to be confirmed for Digital
Today’s Coffee Time Briefing covers the ongoing decline in people applying for healthcare jobs and