Health Tech
Personal health records and the challenges they pose
Kevin Hamer considers the key questions that need to be asked to move forward when it comes to personal health records and the scaling of keep reading
patient safety
News
Pressures on GPs makes safe patient care increasingly difficult to guarantee, says RCGP
The Royal College of GPs has appeared in the national media defending hard pressed GPs against claims that they are being ‘ordered’ to provide face-to-face keep reading
Health Tech
Online prescribing ‘must get safer’
More deaths could occur unless action is taken to protect people when obtaining medications from online health providers, says a UK coroner This is an keep reading
Health & Patient Care
RCGP reports that vaccines are both safe and vital
Parents need to be aware of the clear-cut evidence on vaccination safety, says RCGP This is an edited version of an article first published by keep reading
News
Patient safety – here to stay
Did World Patient Safety Day – which took place on 17th September – pass you by, or were you fully involved? Either way, this is keep reading
Management
Will large scale primary care services work?
The NHS Long Term Plan includes the intention to mandate GPs to work in primary care networks of 30-50,000 patients – but does the model keep reading
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Safe surgeries; improving patient access
A ‘safe surgery’ is a GP practice that takes steps to tackle the barriers faced by many migrants accessing healthcare; in practice it involves ensuring keep reading
Management
Patient safety; reporting incidents to the NRLS
Every day GP practices strive to support and deliver healthcare; key to success is ensuring that they are providing safe care – and this is keep reading
Management
Yorkshire patients need revaccinating after storage blunder
Some patients in Ossett, Yorkshire, may not have been immunised against certain diseases following problems with vaccine storage, according to the Yorkshire Post A GP keep reading
News
Expansion of controversial GP app has been blocked
The planned healthcare app, GP at Hand, has had its expansion blocked by NHS bosses who fear patient safety issues GP at Hand app – keep reading