Consultant Connect data reveals usage has soared during Covid-19
Data from Consultant Connect has revealed the company saw usage of its products soared by as much as 380% during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Greater Manchester Mental Health trust launches validated apps library
The trust is the first in the UK to launched a dedicated library of reviewed mental health apps for patients with anxiety or depression.
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Deloitte launches Health Tech Catalyst innovation hub in Birmingham
The aim of the Health Tech Catalyst is to accelerate health tech innovation in the Midlands and beyond, to help improve people’s health and wellbeing.
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Digital immunity passports part of government’s plans to ramp up testing
Under the plans digital immunity passports will be used to allow people who have tested negative for the virus to return to work and travel.
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Mobile health apps news in brief
This month’s mobile apps round up features news that design company Sigma has partnered with app evaluation company ORCHA.
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NHS login launches new precheck service to speed up applications
Access to apps and services via NHS login has been made easier after a new process was introduced which allows photo ID to be checked in advance.
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Elderly and vulnerable kept connected during Covid-19 via specialist tech
Over 3,000 elderly and vulnerable people have been connected to their families during Covid-19 via specially adapted tablets.
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Government looks to digital ‘ID cards’ to enable easier access to services
Number 10 revealed on Tuesday it plans to “update existing laws on identity checking to enable digital identity to be used as widely as possible”.
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Covid-19 tracing tool to be built into phones, Apple and Google announce
The new exposure notification system will replace the need for users to install contact-tracing apps developed by public health bodies.
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Ensure support for digital based patient-initiated follow ups, experts say
Graham Kendall, director of the Digital Healthcare Council, said evidence “overwhelmingly” suggests patients actively involved in their care do better.
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