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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Mobile health and apps news in brief
April’s mobile health and apps round up features news that personal details of around 150 million MyFitnessPal users have been compromised, plus a Finnish university claiming it has developed an app that can help users monitor their risk of having a stroke.
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Royal College of Physicians of Ireland launches mobile app for trainees
The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (RCPI) has launched a new mobile app designed to help trainee clinicians stay on top of training.
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New pain monitoring and management software to be trialled at NHS hospitals
New mobile software designed to help clinicians better monitor and manage pain levels has moved to service evaluation stage in selected NHS trusts in England.
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Developers invited to submit creations to NHS Apps Library
NHS Digital and NHS England are inviting developers to submit their applications in a bid to expand the apps library, which aims to signpost trusted digital tools for patients to manage and improve their health and wellbeing.
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VitalityHealth launches GP app for customers
Through the Vitality GP app, customers can set up video consultations with their GP, get onward consultant referrals if needed, arrange physical and psychological therapy sessions and find verified health information.
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Joe’s View: We need to talk about digital identity
Our CCIO columnist professor Joe McDonald remembers his underage drinking years and wonders whether the concept of using digital ID on a night out can apply to the citizen ID agenda in healthcare.
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Mobile health and apps news in brief
February’s mobile health and apps roundup features a collection of apps from Public Health England, including one designed to tackle smoking, which reminds smokers why they are giving up the habit.
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Breast Cancer Care awarded £655,000 funding to further develop app
A British breast cancer charity has been awarded £655,000 to further develop an app which supports women once their cancer treatment has ended.
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The CNIO interview: Amanda Claeys, East Lancs Hospitals
Amanda Claeys, chief nursing information officer at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, explains why she’s not too appy about apps and reveals who she would most like to portray her on the big screen.
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