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app round up
8 November 2019

Mobile health and apps news in brief

November's mobile health and apps round up features the launch of an app which supports those affected by cancer and
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16 October 2019

Several ‘barriers’ prevent adoption of technology in the NHS, CQC finds

The CQC annual state of care report suggested technology would bring “great benefits” but warned it should not be implemented
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app round up
11 October 2019

Mobile health and apps news in brief

This month's mobile apps round-up features news the NHS London Procurement Partnership is inviting tenders for health and social care apps.
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9 October 2019

Only 15% of healthcare apps meet safety standards, research reveals

ORCHA evaluated more than 5,000 healthcare apps against 260 performance and compliance factors and found that majority don't meet minimum
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8 October 2019

More than 100,000 women access records through digital maternity tools

NHS England committed to ensuring digital services replaced clunky paper notes when the Long Term Plan was published in January.
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17 September 2019

How a daughter’s cancer treatment inspired an interactive app for sick kids

Dom Raban realised more could be done to help children feel at ease in hospital after watching his 13-year-old daughter
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13 September 2019

Period tracking apps caught sharing medical data with Facebook

Data, including period frequency, use of contraception and symptoms like blood pressure and acne, are being shared directly with the
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app round up
13 September 2019

Mobile health and apps news in brief

This month's mobile apps round-up features news WhatsApp-style clinical messaging app Forward could save the NHS £44m a year.
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10 September 2019

Twenty companies inducted into DigitalHealth.London accelerator programme

The innovations address several challenges faced by the NHS including workflow management; access to services; and decision support.
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Docly
23 August 2019

Message-based consultation app Docly registers with CQC

Docly was officially registered with the CQC on 9 August and was officially launched in the UK a few days
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