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Exciting news for GP Practices: your website now integrates seamlessly with NHS Jobs! Learn how this integration can streamline your recruitment process, increase your reach, and help you connect with top talent.

Join us as we take a deep dive into digital primary care, exploring examples of best practice, challenges and how they could be tackled, and industry viewpoints on what ‘good’ looks like. We’ll take a look at some of the latest announcements in primary care, including GP practice IT funding and contract changes; as well…

The Lure of the ‘Easy Fix’ In an increasingly digital world, ensuring your GP Practice website is accessible to all users is a must. Enter accessibility overlays, often touted as an easy and quick fix for website accessibility issues. But hold your horses! Before you jump on the overlay bandwagon, it’s essential to dig a…

Breaking Free from PDFs for a More Accessible and User-Friendly Online Experience PDFs. We’ve all downloaded them, scrolled through them, and perhaps even cursed them. In the world of GP Practice websites, they are a common sight. But despite their prevalence, PDFs might not be the best solution for your website. As the digital landscape…

🫤 CQC heads straight for them… 😬 CAP funding depends on them… 🫣 Over half of your patients are visiting them… Websites are back at the top of to-do lists for most GP practices and PCNs. Not just because they need to be usable and accessible, but because there’s a lot of work that needs…

June is upon us, and with it comes the colourful and empowering celebration of LGBT Pride Month. This month reminds us of the importance of inclusivity, acceptance, and the equal rights of all individuals, regardless of sexual orientation. LGBT+ individuals consistently face significantly poorer health outcomes and healthcare experiences compared to others. For those in…

Iatro have been chosen to supply an intranet for primary care organisations across North East London (NEL) as part of the NEL Digital First programme, which is supporting projects to transform primary care through the implementation, understanding and improvement of digital tools within general practice. Previously, North East London ICB were using a variety of intranets to…

Enhance Your Practice’s Digital Presence with Our Innovative AI-Powered Feature At iatro, we understand the importance of maintaining a strong digital presence for your NHS GP Practice. Engaging, informative, and up-to-date content is essential for attracting new patients, retaining existing ones, and fostering trust in your practice. However, we know that creating and managing website…

Thomas Porteus, founder and CEO of iatro, has been added to this years prestigious 42 under 42 list. The list, which is sponsored by Brewin Dolphin, Schofield Sweeney and Sentio Partners, profiles the region’s top business leaders and entrepreneurs under 42 years of age.  It was created when the magazine recognised that the average age of…

Primary Care IT and iatro are pleased to announce the integration ofQRISK®3 calculation within the OneContact platform OneContact is an NHS Approved (DFOCVC) Online Consultation and Clinical Workflow platform, which allows practices to shape and manage digital demand. Through our collaboration with the team behind QRISK®3, OneContact now offers a seamless and effortless way for clinicians to calculate QRISK®3 scores using…

At HTN Now Digital Primary Care we were joined by Thomas Porteus, Founder and CEO at Iatro, for a presentation on creating a highly usable and accessible GP website for patients.

Primary Care Networks (PCNs) play a vital role in the National Health Service (NHS) by bringing together GP practices to provide coordinated care for patients in their local area. However, in order for a PCN to truly be effective, it must have a strong online presence. A website for a PCN serves as the central…

HTN Digital Primary Care is back! Join us for this one day online event where we discuss how digital innovations can support general practice, we’ll tackle some challenges and share approaches that have made an impact.  This event is open to everyone to attend and share thoughts and experiences on different topics for digital primary care….

One of the trends that we have seen over the past few years is more and more people migrating their healthcare online. There are a number of factors that have driven this trend. And we will look at these in this article. Patients are turning to online GP services because of a range of factors….

Mermaids a leading charity supporting trans, non-binary and gender diverse young people and their families, has partnered with iatro to deliver a new digital platform. The project has involved migrating Mermaids existing website to iatros award winning patient experience platform, reviewing the underlying platform to meet modern web standards, improving security and uplifting accessibility support…

Sunderland GP Alliance has been commissioned by the North East and North Cumbria NHS Integrated Care Board (ICB) to develop a Patient Information Portal. Iatro was selected to build and implement the new portal, an ambitious ‘one stop shop’ web application where patients can access a range health advice, all at their fingertips.     The Patient…

G-Cloud is a UK Government framework which enables the public sector to procure cloud and other services via the Digital Marketplace. The G-Cloud framework offers the public sector easy access to services from approved suppliers, providing public sector buyers with peace of mind in their cloud software selection. Public sector bodies can gain access to…

This week on What the HealthTech?!, Hayley Levene speaks to the Founder & CEO of iatro, Thomas Porteus. iatro partners with Primary Care organisations to deliver digital health solutions that empower, support, and connect. In this episode, Hayley and Thomas discuss the importance of digital access and communication within the NHS and best practices.

This week on What the HealthTech?!, Hayley Levene speaks to the Founder & CEO of iatro, Thomas Porteus. iatro partners with Primary Care organisations to deliver digital health solutions that empower, support, and connect. In this episode, Hayley and Thomas discuss the importance of digital access and communication within the NHS and best practices.