Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has co-designed a diabetes app for patients, to help support remote self-management. The Trust has announced the arrival of the new DBm-Health™ app, a co-creation between clinicians and the company Sensyne Health. The technology is currently being launched to a “limited number” of […]
Apps
Smartphone app for COVID patients piloted in West Mids
A smartphone app with remote monitoring technology is being piloted for COVID-19 patients by NHS Dudley Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). The app – called MyDignio – aims to help relieve pressure on hospitals and potentially reduce unnecessary admissions by allowing patients to report symptoms from home. Developed by the Birmingham-based […]
600 free health information videos added to NHS website
A library of over 600 free health information videos, produced by HCI, have been made available on the NHS website’s homepage. The videos have been developed by the company in partnership with Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, and cover a range of subject areas such as asthma, pregnancy, diabetes, […]
Peppy Health launches campaign to address maternal mortality rates in Black mothers
Peppy Health has launched a new campaign seeking to address the disparity in maternal mortality rates amongst Black mothers. The campaign, Black Mums Matter Too, is hoping to take action against the higher numbers of deaths amongst Black women throughout various stages of their pregnancy in comparison to their White […]
Chelsea and Westminster launches digital tool for patients with HIV
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has launched a new app, Klick, to digitally connect clinicians and patients as part of its HIV service. The app supports remote care and communication, to allow patients to manage appointments, complete health assessments, review results and communicate with their healthcare team. The launch comes as […]
VR app by Xploro joins US pediatrics collaboration project
Xploro, a developer of apps that help children deal with anxiety around serious illness, has been accepted onto a global health programme that helps hospitals collaborate with tech companies. Over 300 innovators reportedly entered the programme, KidsX Accelerator, before the list was trimmed down to 13. Xploro is the only […]
Ampersand Health launches digital therapeutic for inflammatory arthritis
Ampersand Health, a social purpose company that provides expertise in digital therapeutics for long-term inflammatory conditions, has announced the launch of a new app to help people who are living with inflammatory arthritis. The app, entitled My Arthritis DTx, is designed to help patients self-manage their condition and exercise their […]
Perfect Ward hits 500,000 quality inspections
Perfect Ward, an app designed to make healthcare quality inspections quicker and easier, has reached a milestone of 500,000 inspections completed by health professionals. The app is now used by 25,000 nurses and care workers to conduct inspections to support quality improvements. Vanessa Smith, Executive Director of Nursing at South London […]
University Hospitals Dorset launches app for patient check-in
The University Hospitals Dorset NHS FT has launched a mobile app to allow visiting outpatients to check-in for a scheduled appointment. Upon arrival patients can use the app to check-in for their appointment at Poole Hospital; as part of infection control measures introduced by the trust. The app also notifies […]
Liva Healthcare secures £22m in new funding
Liva Healthcare, a digital health coaching service, has secured £22.1 million in new funding from investors. The London and Copenhagen based company said it will use the funding to further scale across Europe. Its digital health and lifestyle coaching tools are being used for chronic disease prevention and management, such […]
