NHS England is working with the GoodSam app to recruit hundreds of thousands of volunteers, with the latest volunteer target set to 1.4 million. GoodSAM is the platform powering the on boarding and deployment of the volunteers for the NHS during the Coronavirus crisis. To sign up, please visit: http://goodsamapp.org/NHS […]
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NHS WhatsApp COVID-19 chatbot launched
The Government has today launched a Coronavirus Information Service through WhatsApp. The chatbot will provide anyone with trustworthy and timely information about coronavirus. To launch the service send hi to +44 7860 064422 on WhatsApp. It will also allow the government to send messages through WhatsApp to users and for users […]
King’s College London researchers launch new symptom tracking app
Researchers at King’s College London have launched a new symptom tracking app aimed to slow the spread of coronavirus. The new app which tracks symptoms related to novel coronavirus (COVID-19) allows anyone to self-report daily. It has been developed as a partnership between researchers at King’s and health data science company ZOE, […]
World Health Organisation launches WhatsApp chatbot to support COVID-19 pandemic
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched a chatbot to be made available to millions of people through WhatsApp. The chatbot will provide trusted information on the COVID-19 situation through a messaging service in collaboration with Facebook and WhatsApp. To launch the service, message +41 79 475 22 09 and […]
Coronavirus contact tracking app in process
NHS organisations have started to develop and explore the feasibility of a coronavirus mobile app for instant contact tracing. Oxford University has provided evidence to support the feasibility of developing a contact tracing mobile app that is instant and could be widely deployed. The team are currently testing and simulating the […]
Siilo provides organisational crisis management app for free
Health tech start up messaging app, Siilo, is providing its organisational crisis management tool to the NHS for free. The company said over the past two weeks it’s seen a significant increase in downloads of the app, with now nearly 250,000 users and usage has tripled in recent weeks. The […]
Medic Bleep seeks to raise £500,000
Medic Bleep, a communication tool to replace pagers in NHS Hospitals has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise £500,000. The company has raised so far £310,080 as part of this campaign and is providing 7.27% equity, valuing the company at £6,382,094. The tool is used by 4,200 NHS staff, including West […]
HTN Voice: Acknowledging the true value of digitally delivered health interventions
By Dr Pritesh Mistry. Pritesh draws upon his experience leading innovation initiatives in primary and secondary care co-developing solutions with clinicians, researchers, industry and patients at St Thomas’ Hospital and Royal College of GPs to provide insights on innovation in healthcare. Read weekly articles on his blog here. Software is […]
Call for teenagers with asthma to co-design NHS app
The Digital Health Passport app, used to support young people take control of their asthma is calling on 12-25 year olds to support the development of the app. Due to be rolled out across London to support over 240,000 people, the app is used to create asthma action plans, track symptoms […]
Babylon signs 10 year deal with Rwanda government
Babylon Health has signed a 10 year deal with Rwanda to develop a digital-first approach across the country. It means anyone over the age of 12 will be able to have a consultation with their doctor or nurse through their phone within minutes, as part of the country’s national health […]
