On average, the lives of 2 Stroke patients have been saved every month since the Salford Royal Acute Stroke Unit team started using an innovative ABC care bundle and app. Stroke affects about 6,000 people across Greater Manchester each year. 1 in 10 Strokes are caused by a blood vessel […]
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New Zealand Health Board shows real-time waiting times via patient app
Counties Manukau Health in New Zealand is trialling a digital information system to help patients receive the right care for them. A screen in Middlemore Hospital ED and a free smartphone app show patients real-time information comparing the total waiting and treatment times for urgent care (not emergency care) within […]
New mum and baby app launched
North West London NHS has launched a new mum and baby app – a personal guide for pregnancy, birth and beyond. The app was developed by mums, midwives and doctors in North West London and charity CW+ to provide women with a single source of trusted NHS information for all […]
NW London patient portal expands its reach
The Care Information Exchange across North West London now hosts the health records of up to 2.3 million people. Powered by Patients Know Best and funded by £3 million investment from Imperial Health Charity, CIE collects data from hospitals and GP practices in the area, and 15 other hospitals outside […]
Two apps join NHS Apps Library
Two innovative startups have joined the NHS Apps Library; the TrackActive and iPrescribe Exercise Apps. TrackActive was founded five years ago by Ian Prangley, a professional sports coach and physio who hopes that TrackActive will change the face of treatment for musculoskeletal injury by helping to keep patients active and recover […]
DeepMind Streams team to be joining Google
The team behind DeedMind Streams the mobile app that supports doctors and nurses to deliver faster, better care to patients—will be joining Google. Deepmind said “Over the past three years we’ve built a team of experts in what it takes to deploy clinical tools in practice – engineers, clinicians, translational researchers and […]
Innovative healthcare solutions invited to apply for funding
Companies with innovative healthcare solutions are invited to apply for a share of £300,000 Health Innovation Manchester funding. The fund is primarily looking for innovations that enhance mental health or community-based care. Small and medium-sized enterprises with innovations which are either market ready or close to being market ready are […]
Vapour Cloud launches video call tool
Vapour Cloud has launched TeleDOC to enable GPs and other medical professionals to hold secure, encrypted, recordable, geo-tagged video calls with their patients, wherever they are located, on any device. With WebRTC* technology at the heart of the product, the result is the ability to efficiently discuss and diagnose health […]
NICE to retire guidance app
The NICE guidance app will no longer be available for download with plans to phase it out by January 2019 and focus on its website. The NICE Guidance app was developed in 2012 to support the mobile working needs of healthcare professionals. In an effort to make guidance more accessible, […]
Hospital pilots ‘Uber’style app for porters
Northwick Park Hospital is the first in the country to pilot a new app in its emergency department or staff to hail a porter on their mobile phone. The app will allow staff to see in real time when a patient has been collected and arrives at their destination. The pilot […]
