Health apps and mhealth news
NHS.uk: ‘digital hub’ plans progress
Plans for a new “digital hub” for health and care services are progressing with the creation of a specialist team to develop the NHS.uk website.
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NHS-backed apps put patient data at risk
Dozens of apps that feature in the NHS Health Apps Library put the privacy of patient data at risk, according to a paper published in the open access journal BMC Medicine.
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PKB sends epilepsy video to Peterborough
Peterborough and Stamford NHS Trust is encouraging the families of children with epilepsy to upload videos of their seizures to Patients Know Best to help with diagnosis.
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Emis to deliver eConsult
Emis Health has teamed up with the creators of WebGP to offer the online self-triage and patient information service to all practices under the new name, eConsult.
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Asking the question
Thomas Meek visits a GP surgery in Romford that is trying out AskMyGP; an online access service that is trying to prevent unnecessary appointments; an idea right in line with local ‘vanguard’ work.
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App Round-up
Digital Health reporter Thomas Meek rounds-up what’s been happening in the world of apps, wearables and other mobile health technology.
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Kelsey to leave NHS England
Tim Kelsey will step down as NHS England’s national director for patients and information in December to take on a new job in Australia.
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Code4Health sets challenges
NHS England has launched Code4Health challenges for people wanting to get involved in developing clinical software.
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Mental health apps given prize fund
A £650,000 prize fund to develop new mental health apps for the NHS has been announced by life sciences minister George Freeman.
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