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MILLIONS MORE BRITS CAN REGISTER WITH A GP AT‘ TOUCH OF A BUTTON’
Millions of patients can now register with a new GP at the touch of a button via the NHS App and online as part of a major health service drive to make care more convenient and free up staff time.
November 2022, including nearly 1.7 million in the last six months.
The move is one of several new features being rolled out on the NHS App to help patients access care when and where they need it, while driving significant efficiencies for the health service by saving millions of hours of admin time for GP practices.
New figures show the number of practices where patients can join online has more than doubled in the last 12 months, with over 6,150 practices now supporting registration through the NHS App, NHS. uk or surgery websites.
This means almost all GP practices in England( 98.4 %) are now offering online registration – which takes a matter of minutes – making it easier than ever for people to sign up or make the switch to another GP surgery.
More than 3.8 million patients have used the online system since it launched in
SAMSUNG ANNOUNCES COLLABORATION WITH STANFORD MEDICINE TO ADVANCE SLEEP APNEA DETECTION AND BEYOND
Samsung Electronics and Stanford University have jointly announced a research project with Stanford Medicine to initiate an innovative health solution based on Samsung’ s obstructive sleep apnea( OSA) feature which has received De Novo – the first of its kind authorisation – by the United States Food and Drug Administration( FDA). In recognition of World Health Day, this project underscores the importance of sleep in overall health by taking further steps in proactive care, beginning with a pioneering study.
Led by professor Robson Capasso as principal investigator and professor Clete Kushida as co-principal investigator, the joint study is designed to explore potential ways to further enhance Samsung’ s Sleep Apnea feature to better support sleep health through timely interventions. Looking ahead, efforts will focus on going beyond detection by leveraging AI technology for daily monitoring to sleep apnea management, empowering users with the best possible sleep tools to improve their health.
“ The ethical, equitable and evidence-based use of technology, after its validation through research is crucial in developing new approaches to detection and management of sleep apnea and other serious sleep-related health conditions,” said Robson Capasso, MD, FAASM, Chief of Sleep Surgery, Professor of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, former Associate Dean of Research, Stanford University School of Medicine.“ We are excited about this groundbreaking collaboration and proud to be initiating a study utilising smartwatches, a friendly and commonly accepted wearable.”
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