Private provider, Advanced Digital Innovation, have been awarded £650,000 by Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance who are part of Mercia who are part of NPIF) for … Read more
UK Digital health company, Babylon Health., could be receiving investment from Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund. Babylon, which has developed an app that lets people book virtual appointments with their … Read more
Amazon has just teamed up with the NHS – Alexa will now give medical advice from the NHS website when requested by the user. Amazon has stated that all data … Read more
A consultation has been launched by NHS England on digital first primary care, depending on the results this could result in Babylon’s GP at Hand being stripped of its primary … Read more
On a busy road in Fulham, West London, between the Pizza Go-Go and the A-Z Wine Mart, stands England’s fastest-growing GP surgery. In April 2017, the Lillie Road Medical Centre … Read more
NHS Hammersmith and Fulham, the CCG hosting the digital service GP at Hand, has revealed plans to cut urgent care centre hours due to its ‘very challenging financial position’. Pulse … Read more
Relying on private tech firms to innovate is a mistake – and the dependencies it creates are a key part of the NHS privatisation process. This week, Health Secretary Matt … Read more
According to HSJ, the NHS App which was designed to be a digital “front door” for all NHS patients is actually unable to connect with any current providers of online … Read more
Pulse reports that, the grassroots GP campaign group, GP Survival, has called on GPs to boycott working with Babylon until the independent evaluation of its NHS service is complete and … Read more
Babylon, one of Britain’s most prominent digital health start-ups, is trying to raise about $400m, the FT reports. The company spent more than $75m last year on a rapid expansion, … Read more
Digital practice GP at Hand has been cleared to expand into Birmingham, reports the HSJ, following the removal of an objection by NHS England. The Clinical Commissioning Group, which hosts … Read more
Other health services could be jeopardised by the costs associated with the Babylon GP at Hand practice if these are not mitigated, say the host CCG, Hammersmith and Fulhum. The … Read more
An MP on the health committee said he had received a complaint from a tech company that said it had been “categorically ignored” by the NHS England director at the … Read more
Private online GP provider Push Doctor has partnered with two primary care networks in Birmingham, giving 88,000 NHS patients access to video consultations. In the announcement today, Push Doctor said … Read more
A senior official in the UK’s taxpayer-funded National Health Service has sparked fresh controversy over a “revolving door” between the public and private sectors, after she announced her departure for … Read more
All safety restrictions on the type of patients GP at Hand can deliver care to have been lifted following a review by NHS England. The list of conditions previously deemed … Read more
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned adverts for Babylon Health’s smartphone app that promise to let patients “see an NHS GP in minutes for free”. The private health firm … Read more
Matt Hancock has backed the expansion of GP consultations via smartphone, just days after local commissioners blocked an expansion of a major digital practice citing patient safety. The new health secretary … Read more
The Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, in his first speech since being appointed to the role, has said that the NHS should ‘harness’ new technology such as Babylon’s GP at Hand … Read more
Babylon Health, the company that provides the GP at Hand service for the NHS, has claimed its app is able to provide clinical advice to patients that is ‘on par’ … Read more
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