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The GP contract: How technology can help boost access to general practice

January 27, 2021
How Klinik’s online triage solution helps practices improve patient access and meet GP contract requirements by releasing appointment capacity. General practice is at the frontline of care and the sharp end of complexity. The GP contract is a prime example of this. It regularly looks to make sense of a smorgasbord of initiatives and tries to serve up an appetising dish that benefits patient care. Improving GP access is one such initiative. Let’s look ...

Four new trends for GP service delivery in 2021

January 12, 2021
Digital primary care was thrust centre-stage for general practice in 2020, and overall its performance was astounding. Initiatives such as Total Triage shifted the delivery of care online, at scale and at pace. Communication between practices and patients changed almost overnight. We are still digesting what this means as we look to ensure equal access to care. One clear impact of the digital response to coronavirus was that the volume of work for genera...

How nurse-led triage can transform primary care

December 21, 2020
By Klinik Healthcare Solutions CEO Petteri Hirvonen MD General practice is being asked to provide even more healthcare services, putting even more pressure on the primary care workforce. Finland’s approach to nurse-led primary care is providing a potential answer to the workload burden for some practices in the UK, says Klinik Healthcare Solutions CEO Petteri Hirvonen MD. Managing demand is a huge challenge for general practice across the globe, and h...

Dutch GPs to meet growing patient demand through new GP technology partnership

December 1, 2020
Partnership between Huisartsen van Nederland (HvNL) and Klinik Healthcare Solutions to increase capacity, cut costs and enhance patient experience for GPs across the Netherlands. Dutch GPs can better face growing demand and provide a better patient experience through a new partnership between a GP-led solution provider and Europe’s rising patient flow and online triage management specialists. Huisartsen van Nederland (HvNL) and Finland’s Klinik Health...