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Coordinate My Care launches online patient portal

9 February 2018 11:00 AM

Coordinate My Care has launched an online portal across Greater London where patients can select their urgent care requirements.

Mobile health and apps news in brief

9 February 2018 12:05 AM

February’s mobile health and apps roundup features a collection of apps from Public Health England, including one designed to tackle smoking, which reminds smokers why they are giving up the habit.

NHS to offer Skype consultations for new mums affected by mental ill health

8 February 2018 11:00 AM

New mums who experience mental ill health are to be given access to consultations through Skype as part of further new investment in perinatal mental healthcare.

Brexit could mean disruption to medical technologies, report suggests

8 February 2018 12:05 AM

The UK could face disruption to its supply of medicines and medical technologies after it leaves the European Union, a new report has suggested.

A clinician looks at a mobile device on the ward

Leeds credits ‘dramatic’ improvement in patient visibility to Scan4Safety

7 February 2018 3:00 PM

Barcode technology means patient location can now be tracked in near real-time at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, its associate director of commercial and procurement has told Digital Health News.

Scott Wilson with Karen Lamb, service manager for clinical informatics, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Scottish health board using analytics to cut mental health waiting times

7 February 2018 12:00 PM

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has managed to reduce waiting times for young patients with mental health problems, using an analytics-based electronic appointment booking system from Emis Health.