GPs embracing phone but not Skype consultations
GPs remain resistant to politicians’ calls to adopt Skype consulting, with many citing poor technology and a lack of patient demand, a survey in the British Journal of General Practice has found.
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GPs remain resistant to politicians’ calls to adopt Skype consulting, with many citing poor technology and a lack of patient demand, a survey in the British Journal of General Practice has found.
This monthâs round-up of mobile and app news includes an award win for SiteKit, the company behind the eRedbook, and some interesting initiatives from NHS trusts.
Attempts to create a personal health records suffer from a âlack of quantifiable benefitsâ and some schemes face an uncertain future if new funding is not found, a wide-ranging review by the RCP’s Health Informatics Unit for NHS England has concluded.
The NHS Alpha project is moving into âbetaâ phase this month and plans to have moved a significant portion of NHS Choices pages to an interactive NHS.uk service within a year.
Digital Healthâs news editor Rebecca McBeth visits the NHS Alpha team charged with building a digital front-end to the NHS, and talks to strategy lead Dan Sheldon.
This month’s round-up of mobile and app news includes the introduction of free wi-fi at Leeds Teaching Hospitals and a mobile e-referral solution for therapists at Nottingham Hospitals.