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2.4m download mobile game to fight dementia

You shoot flares and navigate a boat on your phone. And somehow it helps fight dementia.
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Gareth Baxendale: can wearables count for medicine?

The head of technology for the NIHR Clinical Research Network says fitness apps are already being used to recruit people
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Stevens announces med tech winners and mobile ECG funding

Apps to improve the self-management of COPD will be funded by the new Innovation and Technology Tariff, while CCGS will
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Funds and assessment needed for digital health start-ups

NHS app assessments should be extended to all digital health products, a review into accelerating innovation has argued.
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Mobile and app news in brief

While mobile and wireless health apps continue to be created in abundance, this is not matched by consumer demand, finds
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Babylon Health passed CQC inspection

Another mobile-based digital health service app, Babylon Health, has passed regulatory muster.
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NHS England launches £400,000 fund for MH innovations

NHS England is looking for six to eight digital innovators to share in a £400,000 fund to speed up the
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Scottish health wearable start-up secured £2m

Snap40's wearable device and app is designed to detect deterioration in patients early and alerts clinicians.
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‘Is the NHS going to be Ubered?’ – DH digital head

The government is hoping to bring digitally disruptive services in-house through its revamped NHS.uk website.
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New oversight for remote GP digital services

GP video subscription apps will come under increased regulatory scrutiny next years, as the number of companies offering remote consultation
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