Trials of the NHS Covid-19 App ‘not a waste of time’
Wolfgang Emmerich, founder of Zühlke Engineering, said “I don’t think it [the trial] was wasted” and provided valuable insights for the NHS Covid-19 App.
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Liverpool University chooses Better way to teach e-prescribing
The university is set to use Better’s OPENeP electronic prescribing and medicines administration (EPMA) solution as part of student’s learning.
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NHS Covid-19 app downloaded 10 million times since launch
Some six million people downloaded the NHS Covid-19 app on the first day it was launched, the Department of Health and Social Care said.
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Coventry and Warwickshire to roll out integrated care records
The move will enable doctors in hospitals or paramedics to access the same vital information as a GP, including allergies and medications.
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Digital technology keeps dementia patients connected with loved ones
The Leeds Dementia Pathfinder programme provided technology such as iPads and Alexa devices to carers in care homes, hospitals wards and support groups.
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Mobile health apps news in brief
This month’s mobile apps round up features the news NHS Sandwell and West Birmingham CCG renewed a contract to provide a symptom checker app.
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‘Privacy central’ – what our readers think of the NHS Covid-19 app
The NHS Covid-19 app went live today with an easy to use design that includes local risk levels. Here’s what our readers had to say about it.
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‘A customisable approach’ – how contact-tracing apps differ in the UK
Scotland and Ireland chose to go their own way, working with software developers NearForm to develop their contact-tracing app – but what’s the difference?
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NHS Covid-19 contact-tracing app launched in England and Wales
After months of uncertainty the NHS contact-tracing app has today launched in England and Wales, allow users to check their symptoms and book a test.
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Bradford Teaching Hospitals ditches paper for digital appointment letters
The digital letters are currently being piloted in the ophthalmology and paediatrics departments with patients receiving text message notifications.
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