Mobile health apps news in brief
This month’s mobile apps news round-up features news that the majority of UK people believe their contact-tracing data will be used for other purposes.
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Online consultation provider eConsult added to NHS App
The integration with the NHS App enables patients to quickly access online consultations as well as allowing their doctor to undertake initial triage.
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NHS Digital CEO says healthcare tech is ‘here to stay’ after Covid-19
Sarah Wilkinson has said some healthcare technology which has been rolled out at scale in response to the Covid-19 outbreak is “here to stay”.
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Patients now able to nominate pharmacy using the NHS App
Patients across England are now able to choose a pharmacy to have their repeat prescriptions sent to directly, via the NHS App.
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Demand for NHS tech soars during coronavirus outbreak
Since being made available across the entire NHS to support remote working during the Covid-19 outbreak use of Teams has surged by more than 800%.
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First nine faces of the NHS App revealed to promote uptake
Since September 2019, the number of registered NHS App users has risen from 91,000 to over 220,000, according to NHS Digital.
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Number of NHS App users double in three months as ambassadors get to work
The number of NHS App users has risen from 91,000 in September 2019 to over 220,000, following the launch of a campaign to promote the app among NHS staff.
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England’s chief nursing officer on the hunt for NHS App ambassadors
Ruth May said she wanted nurses, midwives and allied health professionals to be the face of the NHS App and help promote the digital tool.
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Digital Health News readers vote in favour of exposing NHS App APIs
Digital Health News ran a poll to ask readers whether they think Matthew Gould’s comments about the app were right or not.
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