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Croydon GP: general practice as I knew it had changed beyond recognition

As coronavirus took hold for the first time earlier this year GPs had to completely change the way they work CREDIT: This is an edited keep reading

Creative healthcare: the low-down on GP website design and their developers

September 11, 2020 Health Tech

Practice Business explores why an easy to navigate, helpful practice website is a modern-day essential, and investigates the healthcare website developers on the market We’ve all been there – maybe we have just moved to a keep reading

What happened to ‘axe the fax’ in the NHS?

September 10, 2020 Health Tech, News

The deadline for ‘axe the fax’ has passed. Health secretary, Matt Hancock has officially banned the NHS from buying fax machines as April 2020 was the deadline for the phasing out of all fax machines keep reading

Should your practice be on Instagram?

September 3, 2020 Health Tech

It is vital that practices engage with social media platforms and grow their online presence. We are all familiar with Facebook and Twitter, but should your practice expand its online offering to include Instagram? Almost keep reading

Draft NICE guidelines demonstrate that apps can support behavioural change

August 28, 2020 Health Tech

Draft guidelines from the National Institute of Clinical Institute (NICE) have advised that apps and online programmes that support behavioural change could aid people in achieving their health goals This is an edited version of keep reading

New technology notifies GPs when pharmacy makes urgent medicine supply

August 27, 2020 Health Tech, News

As reported by Pharmacy Business, in a bid to improve information sharing between pharmacies and GP practices, NHS Digital is rolling out electronic notifications to inform GPs when one of their patients receives an urgent supply keep reading

Scanning solutions for healthcare

August 27, 2020 Health Tech, News

The healthcare industry faces enormous challenges, including rapidly changing regulatory, financial and technical issues. Electronic medical records systems help in addressing these challenges, but organisations should also consider electronic content keep reading

Medically invisible women part two: a practice manager’s guide to encouraging equality

August 21, 2020 Health Tech, News

In the second instalment of our review of Caroline Criado-Perez’s talk on medical gender data bias at Digital Health Rewired, Practice Business explores what practice keep reading

Medically invisible women part one: Caroline Criado-Perez at Digital Health Rewired

August 13, 2020 Health Tech

Practice Business recently attended Digital Health Rewired 2020. Caroline Criado Perez, author of award-winning book Invisible women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for keep reading

Croydon GP: general practice as I knew it had changed beyond recognition

How new tech tools can support remote working in your practice

Why now is the time to deliver ‘business better than usual’

Avoiding a post-COVID ‘bounce back’ in the health system

London General Practice team up with Careology to deliver remote monitoring for COVID-19 cases

Why primary care ‘must keep’ digital services adopted during COVID-19

Evolving primary care through the pandemic – a personal view from an inner city GP

Creative healthcare: the low-down on GP website design and their developers

What happened to ‘axe the fax’ in the NHS?

Draft NICE guidelines demonstrate that apps can support behavioural change

New technology notifies GPs when pharmacy makes urgent medicine supply

Scanning solutions for healthcare

Will robots make doctors obsolete?

Medically invisible women part two: a practice manager’s guide to encouraging equality

Medically invisible women part one: Caroline Criado-Perez at Digital Health Rewired