NHS services across the West Midlands have announced the results of a trial of a ‘virtual health assistant’ that empowers patients across the region to self-assess in preference to contacting a health service. West Midlands Integrated Urgent Care Alliance has been testing a medical assistant app created by Sensely and Advanced. […]
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Royal College of Physicians of Ireland to launch a new mobile app
The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (RCPI) is to launch a new mobile app helping trainee clinicians take control of their learning experience to become world-class physicians, marking a key milestone in our digital transformation partnership. The app is already empowering busy medics to keep on top of their […]
Nearly 60% of people are worried about their data being used by mobile apps
Nearly 60% of people are worried about their data being used by mobile apps, but continue to download as many as 100 apps over the course of a year. Research from The App Developers has discovered that whilst 58% of the population are worried about mobile Apps stealing personal data, […]
Patient lives transformed through AI tele-pharmacy app
An ‘artificially intelligent’ tele-Pharmacy App Now Patient, created by Now Healthcare Group (NHG), is revolutionising the lives of people living with some of the biggest health killers in the UK by using mobile technology to support their health care needs including medication ordering and dispatch and GP and Pharmacist consultations. […]
Mums-to-be can go with the Flo to keep on top of their health
Mums-to-be at the Great Western Hospital are the first in the region to benefit from a new text messaging system which makes it easier to check their blood pressure and receive medical advice from staff. The Florence Simple Telehealth system, known as Flo, sends alerts to patients to prompt them […]
WeMa Life launches online marketplace
WeMa Life, an online marketplace and app, has been launched to take the pain out of sourcing, booking and paying for health, care and wellbeing services. Users can book social care; domiciliary care; nursing; domestic help; personal care and hygiene; massages; yoga and Pilates instructors; nutritionists; physiotherapists; personal trainers; and […]
Junior doctors launch app to improve communication
A group of NHS doctors have launched an app to help the way clinical staff communicate with each other and to ease the current pressures on the organisation. The Forward app supports the complex communication needs of clinical teams and is aimed at freeing up doctors from relying on outdated […]
Amazon Alexa to support new mums to breastfeed
Public Health England programme Start4Life has created the Breastfeeding Friend to encourage parents to adopt healthy behaviours. It is available for free on a range of platforms, including Facebook Messenger, and now for the first time it will also be available as a skill for Amazon Alexa’s voice service. Mothers […]
North West London residents saving time with the click of a button
North West London residents using GP online services are benefiting from faster access to health services and are saving time for GPs and their practices. GP online services allow anyone registered with a GP practice in their local area to book and cancel appointments, order repeat prescriptions and view their […]
NHS England announces roadmap: empower the person
A new roadmap has been published by NHS England which illustrates projects that will help NHS patients take control of their health and care through access to digital tools. The new roadmap can be viewed here > The plans confirm a new app to provide secure access to online health services […]
