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28 November 2019

Tories pledge vaccine text message reminders to boost uptake

The national vaccination reminder system will see text messages and digital reminders sent to families from their GP when their
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16 February 2018

Mental health text service for young people launched in Yorkshire

A mental health and wellbeing text service aimed at young people called Buzz Us has been commissioned across North Yorkshire
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22 January 2018

Patient survey reveals preference for digital communications

A study has revealed more than two thirds of patients questioned showed a preference for digital communications, with 68 per
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12 February 2016

33,000 patients go with the Flo

A telehealth text messaging system developed in Stoke has been adopted by more than 70 health and social care services
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11 March 2014

Leeds CCG seeks feedback on GPs via text

NHS Leeds West Clinical Commissioning Group is piloting a Friends and Family Test feedback text messaging system.
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25 September 2013

GP appointments auto-cancelled via text

GP practices are using new iPlato functionality to allow patients to automatically cancel GP appointments via their mobile phone.
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18 August 2010

Sandwell uses texts for immunisation

Sandwell Primary Care Trust has signed a deal with iPlato to implement its patient care messaging system to remind parents
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16 March 2010

Get consent 2 txt – MDU

GP practices are being advised to get patients’ explicit consent before communicating with them via text message. Latest advice from
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14 October 2008

TPP launches SystmOnline self-service

TPP has completed the pilot of the patient self-service module of its SystmOnline software.
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26 August 2008

iPLATO lets patients update records automatically

Patients of the Bush Doctors and Richford Gate Medical Practice in Hammersmith and Fulham Primary Care Trust will soon receive
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