Mobile health and apps news in brief
14 June 2019
The round up features a study into mental health apps and a campaign launched in Scotland which encourages people to use phones to manage their health.
News
Quality data and patient trust is needed to scale AI across NHS
13 June 2019
Speaking at an event focusing in AI in the NHS, representatives from a number of healthcare organisations shared their thoughts on the barriers facing AI.
Instant message app guidance ‘more confusing than helpful’, doctor says
13 June 2019
Dr Barney Gilbert told Digital Health that âvery fewâ NHS workers would be aware of the guidance for using apps like WhatsApp to quickly share patient data.
Chase Farm Hospital achieves HIMSS Stage 6 rating
13 June 2019
The hospital has gone through a massive refurbishment to make it a digital hospital, including a go live of an updated electronic patient record (EPR).
LHCRE lead to leave for big consultancy
12 June 2019
Inderjit Singh, national lead on the LHCRE programme and head of architecture and cyber security at NHSX is joining PA Consulting.
MP calls for GP at Hand to be suspended pending further reviews
12 June 2019
Andy Slaughter, the MP for Hammersmith, warned the Governmentâs support of Babylon’s GP at Hand risked âprivatising the NHSâ.
Boots launches free online NHS repeat prescription service
12 June 2019
The service allows customers to directly order their repeat prescription from their GP record and have it sent to Boots for dispensing.
Govt pledges ÂŁ20m to roll out AI X-ray tools across NHS by 2029
11 June 2026
The government has announced ÂŁ20 million of funding to expand AI chest X-ray tools to
Pharmacy2U launches menopause support hub
10 June 2026
UK online pharmacy Pharmacy2U has launched a dedicated womenâs health hub, backed by menopause retail
MFT to launch data platform to support research and patient care
10 June 2026
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) is launching a data platform to support research and
Royal Cornwall Hospitals delays Oracle EPR go-live
9 June 2026
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust has delayed its Oracle EPR go-live to ensure it will
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing â
9 June 2026
Today’s briefing features an app designed to help people manage physical ageing and a health
