Mobile app news roundup
Our October mobile apps roundup features the news NHS Shared Business Services has partnered up with mobile app Earnd for a new payroll platform.
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Technology ‘sometimes a barrier’ for patients and providers during Covid
The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) annual state of care report found a digital divide between providers and apprehension from staff about using technology.
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Apple launches Health Records in UK with Oxford and Milton Keynes
The feature allows users to securely view and store their medical records in the health app on their Apple iPhone, linking records from multiple providers.
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Bupa UK launches remote skin assessment service to help detect cancer
Bupa UK has announced it has launched a new remote skin assessment service which will help customers to detect skin cancers from home.
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Chelsea and Westminster’s innovation programme celebrates one year
An innovation programme run by Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is celebrating its first anniversary.
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Care homes to receive thousands of iPads to tackle loneliness
The Department of Health and Social Care will provide up to 11,000 iPads to care homes to reduce the risk of Covid-19 from people visiting homes.
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Digital technology keeps dementia patients connected with loved ones
The Leeds Dementia Pathfinder programme provided technology such as iPads and Alexa devices to carers in care homes, hospitals wards and support groups.
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Bradford Teaching Hospitals ditches paper for digital appointment letters
The digital letters are currently being piloted in the ophthalmology and paediatrics departments with patients receiving text message notifications.
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Babylon to face ‘no further action’ for data breach of GP at Hand
Babylon admitted in June that three patients were able to view recordings of other patient’s consultations using the GP at Hand app.
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Rapid adoption of technology ‘should not be abandoned’ post-Covid
Government “must support” infrastructure needed to assist care providers in switching to technology-enabled care, a report from Public Policy Project found.
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