We have expanded the range of settings supported by the former GP IT Futures programme and developed a new model to reflect this wider remit.
The Digital Services for Integrated Care model will continue to help primary care settings choose and deploy assured tech solutions that meet their needs – but has extended its coverage beyond primary care.
We are setting out standards and capabilities for suppliers to develop systems that meet the needs of the workforce across integrated care systems and that help primary care to integrate more closely with other settings.
A new tool is available to help you quickly audit the usability of key patient journeys on GP websites and help determine if they meet the requirements set out in the GP contract. Audits usually take about 90 minutes.
The tool is designed to be used in conjunction with the creating a highly usable and accessible GP website for patients guidance.
Making online journeys easier for patients is a key priority of the delivery plan for recovering access to primary care. Read more on FutureNHS (login required).
Locum pharmacist Faraaz Hussain describes his experience of using the new National Care Records Service, the successor to the Summary Care Record application.