NHSX CDO tries to quell alarm bells over Alexa partnership
Tara Donnelly confirmed that no patient will be shared with Amazon following an initiative to make healthcare data accessible via Amazon Alexa.
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Prescription ordering app Echo snapped up by McKesson UK
NHS prescription reminder and tracking app Echo has been acquired by the owner of LloydsPharmacy.
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ORCHA partners with mental health charity to protect young people
ORCHA has provided mental health charity Papyrus with a microsite to allow young people to manage their own mental health through clinically approved apps.
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Newham CCG rolls out video consultations across 20 GP practices
Patients in the north-east London borough will be able to book video consultations with a GP via the Patient Access application and eventually the NHS app.
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Mobile health and apps news in brief
This month’s apps round-up includes news that Croydon Health Services NHS Trust has rolled out an app to its staff to improve communication in the hospital.
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Tech ‘ecosystem’ launched to connect South West health and care
The hub will be a base to share challenges and provide technical solutions to help ease pressure on services across the South West.
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Patient safety charity launches digital ideas hub
The Hub will be the “engine” of Patient Safety Learning and provide a space for sharing local; national; and international; knowledge around patient safety.
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Amazon Alexa partnership puts patient data ‘at risk’
A lack of detail about how patient data will be used and stored makes the deal appear like a “crazy PR stunt”, according to Phil Booth of medConfidential.
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Alexa will see you now: NHS partners with Amazon
Amazon’s algorithms trawl information on NHS websites to provide answers to questions like: “How do I treat a migraine?” or “What are the symptoms of flu?”.
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DH.L and RYSE kick off fresh digital health investment programme
The RYSE Digital Health Call invites early-stage health tech companies to apply for £250k – £5m in funding with the opportunity to work alongside DigitalHealth.London and MedCity in bringing their products to patients.
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