Action for Children invests in mood tracking app for kids
Action for Children has introduced Mind of My Own’s apps as a way for children to digitally share worries and concerns in confidence.
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Mobile health and apps news in brief
This month’s roundup includes a pediatric app which features an animated interactive squirrel to get children to take an interest in their healthcare.
Digital Patient
Mobile health and apps news in brief
This month’s round-up of healthcare apps includes a new ‘brisk walking’ app created by Public Health England to encourage a healthier lifestyle.
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Cornwall digitises children’s records
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has transferred all of its children’s records onto a bespoke version of its RiO electronic patient record system.
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Another view
GP Neil Paul can’t get the sad murder of Daniel Pelka off his mind, and is sure that simple IT changes could help to prevent similar tragedies. His challenge: for EHI readers to come up with good ideas.
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Child protection database plans revived
A fresh £8.6m initiative to co-ordinate NHS and social services data to improve child protection has been announced by the government.
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Quarter of councils using LiquidLogic
Liquidlogic has announced that 25% of local authorities in England are now using its IT solutions for children’s services.
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Government axes £15m for children’s IT
The government has axed £15m of funding promised by the previous Labour government to help local authorities implement integrated children’s systems.
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Haringey rolls out EDMS from 6pm
NHS Haringey has deployed an electronic document management system from IT solution provider 6pm.
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Capgemini wins ContactPoint child database contract
Capgemini has been awarded a £40m contract by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) to build and host ContactPoint – an online directory being developed to support communications between those working with children and young people. The new system, due to begin operation in 2008, will hold records of all children in England […]
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