Mobile and app news in brief
This month’s round-up of mobile and app news includes an announcement from Apple that it is expanding its health initiatives with a new tool called CareKit, due to launch in April.
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Patient record access: March target likely to be met
All GPs will be able to offer patients online access to their ‘detailed coded record’ by the end of the month, GP IT system suppliers have said.
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Surrey and Sussex trust to use PKB with 3,200 IBD patients
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is to offer the patient-controlled electronic record Patients Know Best to more than 3,200 people with inflammatory bowel disease.
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CCG pilots smartphone device to reduce stroke risk
A pilot project in Hounslow aims to reduce stroke risk among patients with the use of AliveCor, a mobile electrocardiogram recorder that attaches to a smartphone.
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Epilepsy app wins international award
An app that allows people with epilepsy to self-monitor their condition has won an international challenge, launched by the Epilepsy Foundation of America.
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Skype increases support for diabetes patients
The introduction of Skype appointments for diabetes appointments in Newham has slashed non-attendance rates in the borough and patients say they feel more supported to self-care.
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NHS Leeds West CCG rolls out pain management app
As part of a redesign of a chronic pain pathway, NHS Leeds West Clinical Commissioning Group is offering patients free access to the PainSense app developed by ADI, to help them manage their pain.
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Mobile and app news in brief
This month’s mobile round-up includes the results of a self-care study at a GP surgery in Bristol and news that diabetes remains the top priority treatment field for health app developers.
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NHS Doncaster CCG revolutionises skin treatment
This case study explains how deploying wi-fi devices to GPs and nurses that use the EE 4G network has improved skin cancer diagnosis times; and kept patients out of hospital.
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Heart patients get smart with phones
Heart patients at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust are monitoring their health at home and sending daily readings to nurses via smartphone.
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