The Department of Health and Social Care has launched a new app for social care workers, providing support through the coronavirus pandemic. The app updates care workers with information on COVID-19 and provides access to guidance, learning resources, mental health support, discounts and other benefits. The Care Workforce app, developed with NHSX […]
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NHS Scotland to roll-out Microsoft Teams
NHS Scotland has announced it will be rolling-out Microsoft Teams to all NHS staff in Scotland. The news comes one month after Microsoft Teams was made available for free for three months for NHS staff in England. Since then providers across the country have adopted the tool. At Calderdale and Huddersfield […]
Leicestershire Partnership launches remote monitoring for 1,000 patients
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust is using technology from Spirit Digital to take regular vital sign readings of 1,000 patients remotely. Patients who are being cared for by the Trust’s community respiratory and heart failure teams, and those who have been discharged from hospital earlier than usual as a result of […]
Q doctor closes £1.5million investment round
Q Doctor, a platform supporting healthcare providers with video consultations has raised £1.5 million from an investment round. The funding round, was led by global social innovation fund Nesta Impact Investments (NII) and supported by angel investors and retail investors represented by Seedrs. Q Doctor said it will use the funding […]
Royal Wolverhampton and University Hospitals Birmingham sign with Babylon
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust have signed with Babylon to use its COVID-19 app to support patients. The company is providing its AI digital care assistant to help support and monitor coronavirus patients 24/7 in the community. People can use the service to check their […]
NHSX confirms successful primary care tech suppliers across 5 lots
NHSX has confirmed the successful suppliers available through the emergency Dynamic Purchasing System to support providers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Only some suppliers were successful for the rapid procurement process, which includes systems for triage and online video consultations. The successful suppliers can now be called off immediately by commissioners […]
NHS Apps library sees jump in visits and mental health research survey launched
The NHS Apps Library, containing over 70 approved health apps, has seen unique visits to the website jump from 22,000 per week to 52,000 per week in March.Mental health apps in the month were the most searched for category, with an average of 6 visits per minute. Clearly, government-imposed self-isolating […]
My Possible Self now free to support mental health
My Possible Self the clinically proven mental health app is now available for free to support many during the Coronavirus crisis. The app provides proven content to reduce symptoms of low mood, anxiety and stress in 8 weeks and is now available for free to support the nation during this challenging time. […]
NHSX launches new funding for innovators providing social care or mental health support
NHSX has launched a new programme to call for innovators to apply for funding of up to £25k that can support the elderly, vulnerable and self-isolating during COVID-19. The funding is aimed at helping innovations in the community, such as remote social care, optimising staffing in care and volunteering sectors and […]
AI content analysis on COVID-19 archive literature
A team of US health tech specialists this week announced a new programme to use artificial intelligence to scan 24,000 papers on COVID-19 to find patterns, signs and insights about the virus. The aim is to help to find answers to questions raised by the World Health Organisation about the pandemic. […]
