In our latest interview we spoke with Gayle Campbell, a senior cardiovascular pharmacist at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, who has developed MedTap – a new medications app to support patients take their medications correctly. MedTap, features videos with NHS clinicians providing similar information to what patients would hear […]
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Southampton professionals spend ‘day in life’ using 24-hour app
Staff at University of Southampton NHS Foundation Trust are using an innovative app to experience a day in the life of their patients. The inflammatory bowel disease team in Southampton have become the first clinical team in the UK to use the In My Shoes app to understand how Crohn’s disease […]
Amazon Alexa can now send medication reminders
Amazon is moving into the medicine adherence space by adding new functionality to Amazon Alexa. Non-adherence is well documented, with greater than 30% of patients with long term conditions failing to take their medicines correctly. This can result in possible hospital admission or deterioration. Amazon said they have introduced the […]
New research to study if phone usage can detect mental health relapse
Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust has launched a new research programme to understand if there are links with phone usage to detect and predict relapse in people suffering from a serious mental illness (SMI). The new study is to take place at the Trust as part of the REST […]
Apple launches three health studies in the new Research app
Apple has announced that its customers in the US can enroll in three health studies — the Apple Women’s Health Study, the Apple Heart and Movement Study, and the Apple Hearing Study. The studies will be conducted in partnership with leading academic and research institutions, and will be available in Apple’s […]
Guy’s and St Thomas’ app boosts life-saving research
The King’s Health Partners Cancer Biobank at Guy’s and St Thomas’, in partnership with Focus Games, has launched this week an app to help patients understand the biobank and why their consent is so important. The game is designed to get more patients taking part in life-saving research by explaining patient […]
Living With app launched at University College London Hospital
University College London Hospital has launched a new digital service, Living With, an app to help oesophageal cancer patients and nurse specialists. The new smart phone app and web portal helps oesophageal cancer patients and their carers understand and manage their journey better. A pilot is running in Barnet Hospital that […]
Surgeons gain CPD points through digital surgery rehearsal
The Touch Surgery Platform from Digital Surgery has been accredited to award CPD points by the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS). Surgeons can now gain CPD points through the Touch Surgery mobile platform for cognitive rehearsal and case reflection using Digital Surgery’s Touch Surgery mobile and web platform. It marks […]
London GPs can now refer leading mental health apps for free
IQVIA has partnered with Healthy London Partnership to enable 75% of GPs across London who have access to EMIS App Library by AppScript® to recommend 4 clinically-validated, reimbursed digital therapeutic apps to their patients. The apps recommended include: Sleepio (by Big Health) Be Mindful (by WellMind Media) My Possible Self MyCognition […]
Leicester launches new online programme for women
University Hospitals of Leicester and local CCGs have launched a new online educational programme for women who had diabetes during pregnancy. The three Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) are working with the Leicester Diabetes Centre at Leicester’s Hospitals to provide an innovative online programme for […]
