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.
News
World Health Organisation launches app to improve care for the elderly
The interactive app provides guidance on priority conditions including mobility limitations, malnutrition, vision and hearing loss and cognitive decline.
Digital Patient
Babylon allowed to act ‘unlicensed and bullish’ in expansion, MP says
The MP for Hammersmith and Fulham Andy Slaughter said the NHS appears to be facilitating Babylon “without looking at the consequences for primary care”.
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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 standards.
Digital Patient
New online platform promotes mental health self-care
The platform offers expert mental health advice and practical tips as well as a quiz which provides a personalised action plan with self-care actions.
Digital Patient
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.
Digital Patient
NHSE publishes toolkit for implementing online GP consultations
The document suggests there’s no “one size fits all” approach to implementing online consultations and encourages practices to learn from each other.
Digital Patient
GP at Hand in ‘formal talks’ to expand to Manchester in 2020
GP at Hand is expected to be operating in the northern city in early 2020, with a new physical premises will be set up in central Manchester.
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LHCREs ‘essential’ for better patient care in ambulance service, CIO says
Working with LHCREs has the potential to transform the way paramedics treat patients, according to Ross Fullerton, CIO of London Ambulance Service.
Shared Records
Diversity in digital health ‘is a matter of patient safety’
Without a diverse and inclusive team “unconscious bias” can be built into technology, ultimately putting patients at risk.
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