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21 February 2024

World Health Organisation launches Global Initiative on Digital Health

The World Health Organization Tuesday launched its new Global Initiative on Digital Health, designed to aid country-led digital health transformation. 
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24 May 2023

Study finds two-thirds of UK GP surgery websites have accessibility errors

A study into UK GP surgeries’ websites has found that two-thirds (66%) of sites have detectable design errors, potentially excluding
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Technology in medicine
7 February 2023

Government strategy sets out to increase access to medical technology

The government has set out an ambition to accelerate access to medical technologies as part of the first ever medtech
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10 May 2021

Patient Access launches Covid-19 passport feature

Users of Patient Access who have requested their medical record from their GP can now find a Covid-19 vaccination status
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24 March 2021

Pharmacy boosts flu vaccines by 20% using digital services

Since rolling out Patient Access for Professionals one year ago the Green Light Pharmacy Group has carried out thousand of
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app round up
29 May 2020

Mobile health and apps news in brief

Our latest mobile apps round-up features news that Patient Access has passed 10 million UK users and Pando Health has
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A shelf of medication at a pharmacy
17 March 2020

EMIS acquires PharmOutcomes pharmacy management platform

EMIS said the acquisition supported its strategy to improve medicines management and to enable pharmacies to provide more clinical services. 
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GP Dr Damian Williams from Hall Green Health in Birmingham uses Patient Access
5 September 2019

EMIS cites ‘huge increase’ in patients registering for Patient Access

According to EMIS Health, sign-ups for Patient Access increased from 6m to 8m over the course of the year, as
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14 August 2019

Digital solutions ‘should be encouraged’ to ease pressure on GPs

Simply 'peddaling faster' to keep up with demand is unsustainable when technology can ease patient demand, according to the Digital
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31 July 2019

Patient Access adds pharmacy services to online booking

The website and app, which allows patients to book GP appointments online, will now include services such as flu vaccinations
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