Mobile health and apps news in brief
25 January 2019
12:05 AM
GP app Push Doctor expanding to Birmingham and the ever app happy Matt Hancock feature in January’s mobile health and apps news in brief.
News
University Hospital Southampton introduces instant alert app for flu
24 January 2019
2:00 PM
The app means staff are able to ensure prompt isolation and management of those affected to speed up access to appropriate treatment.
Imperial staff begin using DeepMind’s Streams app
24 January 2019
11:00 AM
The technology will give healthcare professionals at St Mary’s Hospital secure access from a mobile device to their patients’ latest test results.
South West Yorkshire goes live with new clinical portal
24 January 2019
12:05 AM
The portal will provide 3,500 health and care professionals with access to patient information from eight IT systems once the roll-out is complete.
Artificial intelligence spots infections among dementia patients in Surrey
23 January 2019
2:00 PM
University of Surrey has developed technology using specially designed algorithms that can identify and reduce the occurrence of urinary tract infections.
Children’s charity launches cycling event to raise £500k for innovation
23 January 2019
11:00 AM
Charity Thinking of Oscar is running a 500-cycle ride over five days for its #TOO500 campaign, visiting each children’s hospital it will support.
IT experts from Newcastle Hospitals shortlisted for Unsung Hero award
23 January 2019
12:05 AM
The Unsung Hero Awards are the only national awards recognising non-medical NHS staff and volunteers. The award ceremony will be held on March 1.
Birmingham Community Healthcare begins rollout of ePMA system
21 May 2025
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is rolling out an electronic prescribing and medicines administration
Powys Teaching Health Board to implement Better ePMA
20 May 2025
Powys Teaching Health Board in Wales has selected Better to deliver an electronic prescribing and
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing 
20 May 2025
Today’s Coffee Time Briefing covers Harrogate’s new Healthcare Innovation Hub and Navigate Health’s acquisition of
Two Shropshire trusts go live with Access Intelligent Care Platform
20 May 2025
Midlands Partnership University NHS FT and Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust have gone live with
EPR goes live across St George’s, Epsom and St Helier Hospitals
20 May 2025
A groupwide electronic patient record (EPR) system has gone live across St George’s, Epsom and
