Cancer diagnosis leads to social-networking app to boost mental health
Four years after Fabian Bolin’s diagnosis, the War on Cancer app was launched providing a social networking platform for cancer patients and survivors.
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Draft NICE guidelines suggest apps can support behavioural change
Apps, wearable devices and online programmes may help people be more active, manage their weight, quit smoking and reduce alcohol intake, NICE said.
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Three in ten GPs recommend apps to ease pressure on CAMHS
In a survey of 994 GPs, 31% said they recommend patients use NHS approved apps to manage poor mental health if they’re facing delays for NHS treatment.
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Mobile health and apps news in brief
This month’s mobile apps round-up features news an augmented reality asthma app to teach children how to use their inhaler being rolled out across Suffolk.
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Apps valuable tools for skin cancer self-monitoring, say dermatologists
Of 245 dermatologists, 93% said keeping photographic records of moles and wider areas of skin was a good way of tracking changes.
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Social care software provider included in fastest-growing tech companies list
Person Centred Software, which enables care to be logged digitally via an app, has been placed 31st on the Deloitte Tech Fast 50.
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Mobile health and apps news in brief
November’s mobile health and apps round up features the launch of an app which supports those affected by cancer and was co-created with patients.
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Several ‘barriers’ prevent adoption of technology in the NHS, CQC finds
The CQC annual state of care report suggested technology would bring “great benefits” but warned it should not be implemented as a “blanket solution”.
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Mobile health and apps news in brief
This month’s mobile apps round-up features news the NHS London Procurement Partnership is inviting tenders for health and social care apps.
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Only 15% of healthcare apps meet safety standards, research reveals
ORCHA evaluated more than 5,000 healthcare apps against 260 performance and compliance factors and found that majority don’t meet minimum standards.
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