An app to put photos into clinical records? Yes, please.
If images taken from smart phones can appear in photo streams in our laptops and PCs, then why isn’t there a more streamlined way of getting photos into electronic health records. Dr Neil Paul explores.
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Industry news in brief
January’s industry news in brief features a new mobile radiology unit going down a storm at Nuffield Health Newcastle-upon-Tyne Hospital and the launch of a national search for technologies and innovations that could help those suffering from dementia.
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NICE recommends app for depression should be trialled on the NHS
A new online and mobile app for depression should be trialled on the NHS, according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
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Natural Cycles app ‘reported to Swedish authorities after 37 unwanted pregnancies’
Natural Cycles, a birth control app, has reportedly been referred to authorities in Sweden after a hospital discovered a number of cases of unwanted pregnancies among women who relied on the app as a method of contraception.
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Lack of dedicated mobile apps leading NHS to develop its own, new Digital Health research suggests
Against a backdrop of limited clinical apps from suppliers and constrained funding, NHS organisations are simply developing their own, research published by Digital Health Intelligence suggests.
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Overcoming the barriers to greater use of mobile technology in healthcare
Claire Read reports on newly published Digital Health Intelligence research on Mobile Working in the NHS, which explores why there hasn’t been a fuller uptake of mobile technology in the health sector, and how to overcome those barriers.
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Ascensia Diabetes Care adds analytics capabilities to self-management app
A new phone app upgrade from Ascensia Diabetes Care which aims to promote self-management for diabetics has been launched in the UK and Ireland.
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Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust introduces children’s app
An app which helps children during their stay at hospital has been launched at Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, one of the 16 hospital digital exemplar trusts in the English NHS.
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NHSquicker app reveals busy schedule of local health services
NHS trusts in Devon and Cornwall are trialling an app which shows patients how busy local health services are.
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Parkinson’s UK teams up with Our Mobile Health to create apps library
Parkinson’s UK has teamed up with One Mobile Health to create a library of apps and devices to support those living with the condition.
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