Davey Winder: How healthy is NHS app security? Not very, I fear.
Experts have been raising concerns about health app security for some time. And, according to our cybersecurity columnist, the new national drive for greater use of apps doesn’t mitigate those worries – it may in fact compound them.
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Doc on demand service ZoomDoc extends offering to mental health care
The paid-for service has partnered up with mental health care app Dr. Julian to provide online mental health appointments for patients.
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Hancock: NHS needs to get app-happy
Health secretary Matt Hancock has said more widespread use of apps in the NHS could make life easier for both patients and clinicians.
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NHS England fulfils aim to have 70 apps in library by 70th birthday
The NHS Apps Library has been designed to bring a number of digital tools together in one place, and is currently in a beta testing phase.
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Mobile health and apps news in brief
Our latest round up features news that demand for mental health apps has increased by more than 500%, amongst other health tech titbits.
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Warfarin self-test app touches down on NHS App Library
The Engage app allows patients to monitor their INR remotely using coagulation measurement tools and send the results directly to their clinician.
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Mobile health and apps news in brief
This month’s mobile health and apps news in brief features the launch of the UK’s very first domestic violence app, which has been designed to provide help and support for victims.
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Mobile health and apps news in brief
May’s mobile health and apps round up features an app that helps stroke patients get quicker access to the right care at the right place, and new research suggesting the number of UK adults using health apps is on the rise.
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Jeremy Hunt backs calls for ‘WhatsApp-style’ messaging app for NHS staff
A “WhatsApp-style” instant messaging service will be trialled within the NHS as part of attempts to improve communications between care teams and reduce reliance on outdated or unsafe technology.
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Virtual assistant apps proves successful in the West Midlands
A year after NHS services across the West Midlands began trialling a virtual health assistant app, an alliance of CCGs has said it has seen positive results.
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