Mobile health apps news in brief
3 April 2020
This month’s mobile health apps round-up features news Breast Cancer Support’s end of treatment app, Becca, has been translated into Welsh.
News
New Covid-19 assessment tool in Patientrack to help staff intervene early
2 April 2020
An early warning technology used in NHS hospitals will now help nurses to carry out crucial assessments to help identify potential cases of Covid-19.
New digital service ‘to allow every UK GP surgery to offer remote consults’
2 April 2020
Nye Health, a free service that allows GPs to offer remote consultations from any device, integrates with existing systems to keep data within the NHS.
Oxford University launches Covid-19 government response tracker
2 April 2020
The Covid-19 Government Response Tracker contains data from 73 countries and records the actions governments have taken in response to coronavirus.
Further suppliers for online primary care services during Covid-19 revealed
1 April 2020
NHS England has confirmed the successful bidders of further lots in a confidential 48-hour tender for the immediate provision of online GP services.
NHS staff given free access to mental health apps amid Covid-19 outbreak
1 April 2020
The apps, which include platforms to proactively improve mental health and sleep improvement programmes, will be freely available until December 2020.
‘Worldās first’ multi-user conversational robots to support elderly healthcare
1 April 2020
A four-year project funded by Horizon2020 will develop socially assistive robots able to perform āopen social conversationā in a healthcare setting.
NHSBT study to use AI and genomic data for blood matching
8 June 2026
An NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) study will evaluate an algorithm designed to improve blood
North Ayrshire selects Totalmobile platform to modernise care visits
5 June 2026
North Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) will implement Totalmobile’s digital platform to improve
Data guardian seeks clarification on Palantir patient data access
5 June 2026
The National Data Guardian has asked NHSE to explain how Palantir staff gained access to
Movers and Shakers news roundup
5 June 2026
This Movers and Shakers roundup includes health secretary Wes Streeting’s resignation and the appointment of
NHSEās Dermot Ryan confirmed for Summer Schools 2026
4 June 2026
Dermot Ryan, director of digital transformation at NHS England, has been announced as the latest
