15 digital health enterprises selected for Manchester accelerator
The businesses will take part in the Greater Manchester Future of Health Challenge, an initiative set up in June to support health tech entrepreneurs.
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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 go through cancer treatment.
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Changes to out-of-area GP rules ‘would be burdensome’ to CCGs’
The Digital Healthcare Council argued patient care should not be limited to CCG boundaries and instead called for a “partnership model” to be put in place.
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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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Apple to launch research app to allow users to privately submit health data
The Apple Research app will allow US users to have the option of privately contributing to health research by sharing data collected from their smartwatch.
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Guy’s and St Thomas’ pharmacist develops app for medication questions
The MedTap app provides answers to questions such as when and how to take pills, what to do about side effects, how to re-order more pills and the cost.
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Boots to launch in-store video GP service with LIVI
From 19 September, customers will be able to drop into select Boots stores and get health advice from a GP via LIVI’s video consultation platform.
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England’s chief nursing officer on the hunt for NHS App ambassadors
Ruth May said she wanted nurses, midwives and allied health professionals to be the face of the NHS App and help promote the digital tool.
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EMIS cites ‘huge increase’ in patients registering for Patient Access
According to EMIS Health, sign-ups for Patient Access increased from 6m to 8m over the course of the year, as patients look to more convenient ways of booking GP services.
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Hearing and sight loss patients trained to use digital health tools
The project is designed to find out more about the challenges faced by people with hearing and sight loss when making and attending GP appointments.
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