This story was first published in digitalhealth.net
Millions of patients now have NHS Wi-Fi access
Free NHS Wi-Fi is now available in 6,749 GP practices and 212 acute, mental health and community NHS trusts across England, benefitting millions of patients.
NHS Digital exceeded its target to have 95 per cent coverage in GP practices and NHS trusts by 31 March 2019, with the latest figures indicating that 95 per cent of GP practices and 98 per cent of NHS trusts are already connected with the remaining four trusts and ten CCGs all underway with their own procurements and set to be live this year.
As well as allowing better connectivity for messaging for patients and keeping injured children entertained in A&E, NHS Wi-Fi is also empowering patients to monitor and look after their own health better using digital health services. Patients can also access apps that help them communicate with medical staff to understand their health needs better using images, photos and text.
Reliable staff access to health information has; reduced frustration and wasted time for practice staff, increased satisfaction for patients and increased health economies for CCGs. Staff are therefore able to work more remotely around offices without having to be tied to a fixed desktop PC, avoid network delays and share notes with colleagues more easily in real-time.
Mark Nicholas, clinical lead for the programme at NHS Digital said: “It’s great to have so many patients already connected to free Wi-Fi, empowering them to take more control over their own health through access to digital services. I’m really pleased that the service is being used for such a wide variety of health reasons.”
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