Digital health Why we must strive for continuity of care (Part 2): Improving continuity My previous post outlined how continuity of care is in a state of decline, at a time when there is a growing need for more co-ordinated care. Co-morbid long-term conditions, frailty and older...
Digital health Why we must strive for continuity of care (Part 1): what are the benefits and what is stopping us? There is little to argue against continuity of care. It is highly valued by patients and General Practitioners, improving satisfaction in both groups. It is a fundamental building block of a high-performing Primary...
Digital health General Practice, not waving but drowning: 5 innovations that could hold the answer General Practitioners face a daily attack on their cognitive and decision-making skills. Mental fatigue is shown to affect physical performance and increase perceived exertion (Van Cutsem 2017). The trend in healthcare is for...
Digital health Integrating technology into the NHS is hard, but it doesn’t have to be. We undoubtedly live in an age where health is starting to experience an unprecedented influence from digital technologies. Tony Young, National Clinical Lead for Innovation, is driving a vision for innovation in healthcare....
Digital health iPLATO: A different approach to GP appointments How do you square the circle of patient access, patient choice and Primary Care workload? It looks like iPLATO may have an answer. After a meeting today with Kieran Waterston (Regional Client Director...
Digital health How do we solve a problem like General Practice? The King’s Fund (King’s Fund, 2016) describes a crisis in General Practice. Demand, work intensity and the complexity of care continues to increase. The Problem Funding and workforce remain overshadowed by substantial workload...
Digital health Heath+Care / Digital Healthcare Show The highs and low-down of this 2018’s Health+Care and Digital Healthcare Show It was those magical 2 days in June, when 10,000 people decend on London’s ExCeL to talk about all things Health,...
