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Industry news in brief

7 January 2022

The latest Digital Health News industry round-up includes a new app for arthritis patients, a web-based career portfolio platform and cloud data analytics.

The Hospify app on a smartphone showing its messaging functions

Hospify platform to shut down following suspension of Data Protection Act

6 January 2022

The Hospify platform will close on 31 January after its “exponential growth curve collapsed” as a result of the Government’s decision to suspend relevant terms of the UK 2018 Data Protection Act.

NHS App celebrates turning three with 22million users

6 January 2022

The NHS App was launched in December 2018 and now boasts 22million registered users – many of whom joined when the NHS Covid Pass was added to the app.

NHS Digital’s Prof Jonathan Benger awarded CBE for ‘services to the NHS’

5 January 2022

NHS Digital’s Professor Jonathan Benger has been awarded a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in the New Year’s Honours List for ‘services to the NHS’.

Theranos founder found guilty of four counts of fraud

5 January 2022

The founder of Theranos, a US company that claimed it provided revolutionary blood tests, has been found guilty of four counts of fraud.

2022 predictions: Health tech suppliers have their say

4 January 2022

The year 2021 has been hectic but ground-breaking in the world of digital health. We asked health tech suppliers to give their predictions for 2022. Here is what they had to say: