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08

Jun 2020

Last Updated: 08/06/2020
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Mobile tablets enable Harrogate district care home residents to see GPs

by Connor Creaghan

| 08 Jun, 2020
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Nidderdale Plus Community Hub organisation and North Yorkshire County Council both helped to distribute the tablets to care homes.

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Care home residents in the Harrogate district will be able to see their GP at a safe distance after North Yorkshire CCG invested in more than 200 mobile tablets.

All 51 GP practices in North Yorkshire are now hosting secure video consultations with patients. Clinical leaders believe the scheme has been a "huge success."

The CCG says uptake of the AccuRx platform is high and continues to grow. It could become the standard, even after the coronavirus pandemic.



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Dr Charles Parker, Clinical Chair for NHS North Yorkshire CCG, said that the technology will protect care home residents.

He said: "While there will always be occasions when there is no substitute for a face-to-face consultation, this technology is proving to be absolutely suitable for a great many GP appointments and patients have been terrific at adapting to these changes. This technology will help to keep residents safe and helps us to manage the risks associated with providing essential care during the Covid-19 pandemic and potentially beyond.”


Sandra Anderson, Registered Manager and Director at The Millings Care Home in Bedale, said:

She said: “On our first try we had a really good experience using the device, residents were really happy with how it worked and we found it a really efficient way to contact a healthcare professional. Other members of staff I have spoken to have said that it is easy to use and they have had no issues.”


Nidderdale Plus Community Hub organisation and North Yorkshire County Council both helped to distribute the tablets to care homes.