A free website providing mental health support to people across Fylde and Wyre has been redesigned as it celebrates its 10th birthday. Big White Wall, which is available free of charge to all people with a Fylde and Wyre postcode, has launched a new improved look as part of efforts to […]
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Inhealthcare launches self-testing service
Patients with long-time heart conditions can monitor themselves at home and reduce their chances of having a stroke with a new technology service available on the NHS. The service is for people at risk of stroke who are prescribed the drug warfarin to prevent blood clotting. They have to attend […]
Startup isoshealth launches platform for healthcare practitioners
UK healthcare startup isoshealth launches a new digital platform for private healthcare practitioners enabling dietitians, physiotherapists and psychologists to work together to treat people in a safe and secure environment. “Consumers today are overwhelmed with information. They also don’t know who they can trust. We created isoshealth to give control […]
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust NICU uses video updates to connect parents and babies
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) has celebrated the official launch of vCreate, a web-based application that lets nurses record video updates for parents when they are not able to be by their baby’s cot side. Video workshops were laid on by the technology provider, vCreate, and the Family Integrated […]
Oxfordshire CCG app to find local health services quickly
Oxfordshire CCG’s free smartphone app quickly signposts people to local health services such as GP practices and pharmacists. ‘Health and Care Oxfordshire’ uses digital mapping to allow people to find their nearest health service, wherever they are in the county. The app highlights the type of injuries or illnesses treated at […]
Servelec HSC has launched a new app suite
Servelec HSC has launched a new mobile app suite to support the mobilisation of healthcare practitioners. Servelec’s RiO mobile apps suite provides users with immediate access to relevant clinical and patient information at their fingertips. With the increasing adoption of smartphone technology in the workplace, RiO mobile presents real opportunities […]
Gestational diabetes app approved for publication in NHS App Library
Drayson Technologies has been informed that GDm-Health™, the smartphone-enabled solution for the management of women with or at high-risk of gestational diabetes, has been recommended for publication in the NHS Digital Tools Library, following an extensive review as part of the NHS Digital technical review process. NHS Digital is commissioned […]
Evergreen Life App surpasses 250,000 users
Evergreen Life, the App that allows people to manage their health and wellness by placing their personal health record at their fingertips, has surpassed 250,000 users. It is the first app to satisfy the assessment criteria on the NHS Apps Library that offers patient-facing services across all three major GP […]
43 Apps now in the NHS App Library
At the recent Health and Care Innovation Expo 2017 Juliet Bauer, Chief Digital Office, NHS England announced there are now 43 apps in the NHS Apps Library. All Apps have gone through a 315-question assessment and can be accessed through: https://apps.beta.nhs.uk/ The Apps are grouped into the following categories: Cancer COPD […]
Now Healthcare Group to launch “Now NHS” Free Platform
The company behind the Dr Now and Now GP apps is launching a new digital health platform for free to all NHS patients with chronic care conditions. By working with qualifying NHS CCGs, surgeries and practices, Now NHS will be able to deliver more convenient and accessible healthcare to over […]