Today marks the start of Mental Health Awareness Week, a reminder of the importance of making mental health support and services accessible to everyone who needs them. Digital transformation is a key part of making that ambition a reality, so must be central to the DHSC’s new 10-year plan to improve mental health. What we want to… Read More Mental Health Awareness Week 2022
A survey by Pulse has found that over one third of GP practices have been forced to stop routine care in the past year. Graham Kendall, Director of Digital Healthcare Council said: “With record pressures on general practice, we need to make the most of every tool available, and digital providers can play a significant… Read More DHC responds to ‘Over one third of GP practices forced to stop routine care in the past year’
This week our Director Graham Kendall spoke to Clinical Services Journal, outlining our thoughts on digital health innovators and its strategy to support NHS Trusts with their strategic digital healthcare opportunities in the wake of COVID-19. You can read the full article here.
Graham Kendall, Director of Digital Healthcare Council said: “Today’s waiting list figures remind us of the scale of the challenge ahead and underline how important it is to support those millions of patients who are currently waiting. Typically, five times as many patients on the waiting list end up receiving their care through outpatients rather… Read More DHC responds to latest NHS waiting list data
Today is World Health Day and focus for this year is on the urgent actions needed to keep the planet healthy. But how can digital health help the environment? It has previously been reported that 9.5 billion miles of all road travel in England relates to the NHS, 6.5 billion of which are down to… Read More World Health Day
The Health Foundation have published a study of patients at practices using digital and online tools. Read the full report here. Graham Kendall, Director of Digital Healthcare Council said: “People want their health problems addressed efficiently and effectively. This study shows only around 10% of patients ask for a face-to-face appointment. In turn, that raises… Read More DHC response to ‘Access to and delivery of general practice services’
This study highlights the importance of providing patients and clinicians with a high-quality choice in consultation type. There will always be a role for telephone and face-to-face consultations, and the option of video consultations is an important part of that choice. With record pressure on general practice, embracing digital solutions including video consultations is a… Read More Responding to Why do GPs rarely do video consultations? qualitative study in UK general practice
Earlier today Policy Exchange’s Health and Social Care Unit published a major report, At your service, on General Practice. It’s an excellent critique with many worthwhile proposals for change. Its section on digital transformation is particularly interesting. Definitely worth reading in full, but key standouts for us on digital health include specific proposals to: Shift… Read More At your service
A couple of pieces of interesting research recently show that: Over 50s are less likely to have accessed online consultations in the UK during the first lockdown Older patients prefer digital health tools to in-person consultations Research commissioned by Visiba Care looked at rates of online consultations including video consultations and online consultations such as… Read More Research shows strong but unmet demand for digital healthcare among older people
NHS England and Improvement (NHSE/I) has published Integrating Care: Next steps to building strong and effective integrated care systems across England which sets out their view for the strategic direction of system working and outlines a consultation on two new proposals to put Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) on a statutory footing. To help our members… Read More Next steps for ICSs – all you need to know