NHS ‘geeks’ gather in Cardiff
The first Welsh NHS Hack Day will see more than 100 “geeks who love the NHS” come together this weekend in Cardiff.
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Myhealthapps international site launched
An international health apps website has been launched, with apps recommended by patient groups and consumers.
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Fitness app starts with bomb attack
An app funded by the Department of Health has been launched that encourages people to walk themselves fit by fleeing a fictional bomb attack.
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£2m funds innovative health apps
Five apps to encourage people to stay healthy have been developed by small companies, using a £2m government innovation fund.
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Friends and Family app for Salisbury
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust has created an app for patients to complete the Friends and Family Test.
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An appetite for regulation
Most speakers at EHI Live 2013 felt that apps should be regulated. Unfortunately, Lis Evenstad discovered, there is as yet no consensus about how that should be done.
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Med device regulation not fit for apps
Medical apps need a better safety assurance process, but applying the processes applied to the regulation of medical devices may not be the way forward, the HANDI Health Apps conference has been told.
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NHS England moves to regulate apps
NHS England is working with the US Food and Drug Administration on a bilateral framework for regulations on mobile health apps.
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Look at app
A recent study identified 321 imaging apps for smartphones. But what kind of apps are they – and how are they being used? EHI Imaging Informatics editor Kim Thomas investigates.
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Is there a regulation for that?
Richard Brady, a surgical registrar, is worried that too many medical apps have too little medical input – and may be unsafe. He tells Lis Evenstad that regulation is needed.
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