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24 May 2024

North Central London ICB pilots WhatsApp and AI appointment scheduling

WhatsApp and an AI receptionist are being piloted at North Central London ICB, in a pilot to see if the
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8 February 2024

Restricting doctors use of WhatsApp is pointless

Junior doctor Matt Farrier sometimes asks advice on medical matters from his consultant paediatrician father Martin. Like ‘every doctor in
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1 August 2023

ICO reprimands NHS Lanarkshire for sharing patient data via WhatsApp

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a reprimand to NHS Lanarkshire following the use of WhatsApp by staff to
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19 March 2020

Clinicians told they can use WhatsApp to share data in face of Covid-19

The focus on sharing information needs to shift from “how you share it” to “what information you share and who
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13 September 2019

Mobile health and apps news in brief

This month's mobile apps round-up features news WhatsApp-style clinical messaging app Forward could save the NHS £44m a year.
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13 June 2019

Instant message app guidance ‘more confusing than helpful’, doctor says

Dr Barney Gilbert told Digital Health that “very few” NHS workers would be aware of the guidance for using apps
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14 November 2018

NHS issues guidance on use of instant messaging apps

The guidance sets out how and in which circumstances doctors, nurses and other healthcare staff can use messaging apps within
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14 June 2018

Calling time-out on WhatsApp: The need for secure and integrated clinical messaging service

While the widespread use of WhatsApp in the NHS shows that clinicians see value in technology, Dr Jonathon Bloor thinks
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1 May 2018

Jeremy Hunt backs calls for ‘WhatsApp-style’ messaging app for NHS staff

A “WhatsApp-style” instant messaging service will be trialled within the NHS as part of attempts to improve communications between care
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17 April 2018

The Impact of Consumer Messaging Apps in the NHS

The regulatory & practical impact of consumer messaging apps is a contentious topic, but not one that can be ignored.
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