Mobile Apps.....

I go away on holiday for a week, and come back to a 'storm' of news and innovation!

Several companies announced innovations that are increasingly focused on patient interaction and convenience, combined with an increasing focus on what a patient may want and need.

My own system supplier has quietly announced the launch of an 'App' available for android and apple devices allowing booking of appointment, repeat medication requesting and secure communication.

I have tested this out on a 'dummy' record, and it looks like a promising start.

So yet again, exciting times ahead as we see what the market can offer to invigorate and open up opportunity. I very much hope that the direction of development will be towards functionality that enables patients and families to access, understand and use information to make healthy and safe choices with confidence. Like most colleagues in Primary Care, the relentless 'shift' away from Secondary Care without any resource re-allocation is pushing us close to breaking point, and technology on its own is only part of the solution...

Appy Easter

Peter S.