General practice tool kit
Digital Health in your practice
Last revised: 29 May 2025
Digital health is made up of systems, tools and services which use and share information to provide patient care.
Digital health has a broad scope, and includes (but is not limited to):
For general practitioners (GPs) digital health can improve communication across the healthcare sector improving patient safety by:
For consumers, digital health can improve access to healthcare and provide information to support informed decision making about their own care. This includes:
The information in this module can help strengthen and expand the digital capabilities of your general practice as well as improve digital literacy for your practice team and your patients.
When you have completed this module, including the Test your knowledge section, you can self-record this activity for CPD purposes.
Did you know you can now log your CPD with a click of a button?
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