GPs and patients could soon more accurately predict the chances of bowel cancer survival, thanks to a new web calculator developed using data from QResearch, a not-for-profit project between EMIS Health and University of Nottingham. The new tool is intended to help people make more informed decisions around treatment and […]
Apps
Corporation Pop receive funding from Nominet Trust for augmented reality hospital app
Nominet Trust has awarded Corporation Pop £50,000 through its seventh round of Social Tech Seed funding. The award will enable the Manchester-based digital agency to further develop their Patient’s Virtual Guide, an innovative mobile app that accompanies child patients through the hospital system, improving the patient experience by providing relevant […]
London nurses co-develop mobile app to tackle patient deterioration
Nurses at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust have collaborated with physicians and IT services company ThinkShield to develop and roll-out a vital signs mobile app that could potentially save up to 60 lives per year through identifying and treating deteriorating patients earlier. The app called ThinkVitals was initially […]
North East London NHS FT MyMind app wins an NHS award
A NELFT mental health app has scooped the Award for Digital Innovation at the 2017 NHS Digital Pioneer Awards. The MyMind app was co-designed by young people and clinicians at the Trust, with the project being co-founded by Emma Selby, Clinical Nurse Specialist and Sam Illaiee, Operational Lead for Children’s […]
