Collaboration like never before - a birthday thank you to industry colleagues
As NHSX turns one and the NHS marks another year, an extraordinary year, of caring for those we love, I’d like to thank the hundreds of digital tech companies that have pledged th…
Extraordinary circumstances demand extraordinary people - a birthday thank you to our health and care family.
NHSX staff marked our first anniversary this week amid circumstances nobody could have predicted when we launched a year ago.And at the end of this week we will give thanks to the …
The reality of using video call technology during COVID-19
It goes without saying, the coronavirus pandemic has had a profound impact on health and care services including speech and language therapy. Kelly Brow tells us about the reality of using video tech…
The value of video: how NHSX is facilitating an innovative solution to alleviate pressures on clinicians
The current response to COVID-19 has placed unprecedented pressures on already stretched health and care services. Nurses and other clinicians are also having to adapt to new ways …
Caring for our most vulnerable residents - so much more than a virtual ‘check in’
Dr Matt Hoghton, GP and Clinical Advisor to the Digital Primary Care programme shares his personal experience of providing virtual GP led care to nursing and care homes.Like my col…
The use of online and video consultations during the COVID-19 pandemic - delivering the best care to patients
Dr Minal Bakhai, Deputy Director and Clinical Lead for Digital First Primary Care at NHS England and NHS Improvement and a GP in London, set outs the extraordinary way general prac…
How the NHS is using digital technology to support people’s mental health
Simon Dixon, Deputy Director of Digital Transformation NHSX, and Rob Banathy, Digital Mental Health Workstream Lead, set out the work being led by NHSX Vulnerable, Isolated and Social Care (VISC) Cel…
Supporting people who are vulnerable, isolated or supported by the social care sector
Iain O’Neil, Digital Transformation Director, provides an update on some of the work that is being delivered to support some of our most vulnerable and isolated citizens. This includes work to help c…
The code behind the NHS Covid-19 App
We have Open Sourced the code behind the new NHS COVID-19 app. In this technical blog post, Terence Eden, Head of Open Technology for NHSX, discusses the open source offer behind …
How the NHS is innovating as part of its fight against coronavirus
Across the NHS and social care, digital technology is being embraced as never before as part of the response to the coronavirus outbreak. Last week over 75 percent of all GP practi…