29 September 2020

Trials of the NHS Covid-19 App ‘not a waste of time’

Wolfgang Emmerich, founder of Zühlke Engineering, said “I don’t think it [the trial] was wasted” and provided valuable insights for
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29 September 2020

Liverpool University chooses Better way to teach e-prescribing

The university is set to use Better’s OPENeP electronic prescribing and medicines administration (EPMA) solution as part of student’s learning.
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NHS Covid-19 App
28 September 2020

NHS Covid-19 app downloaded 10 million times since launch

Some six million people downloaded the NHS Covid-19 app on the first day it was launched, the Department of Health
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25 September 2020

Coventry and Warwickshire to roll out integrated care records

The move will enable doctors in hospitals or paramedics to access the same vital information as a GP, including allergies
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25 September 2020

Digital technology keeps dementia patients connected with loved ones

The Leeds Dementia Pathfinder programme provided technology such as iPads and Alexa devices to carers in care homes, hospitals wards
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app round up
25 September 2020

Mobile health apps news in brief

This month’s mobile apps round up features the news NHS Sandwell and West Birmingham CCG renewed a contract to provide 
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NHS Covid-19 App
24 September 2020

‘Privacy central’ – what our readers think of the NHS Covid-19 app

The NHS Covid-19 app went live today with an easy to use design that includes local risk levels. Here's what
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24 September 2020

‘A customisable approach’ – how contact-tracing apps differ in the UK

Scotland and Ireland chose to go their own way, working with software developers NearForm to develop their contact-tracing app -
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NHS Covid-19 contact-tracing app
24 September 2020

NHS Covid-19 contact-tracing app launched in England and Wales

After months of uncertainty the NHS contact-tracing app has today launched in England and Wales, allow users to check their
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23 September 2020

Bradford Teaching Hospitals ditches paper for digital appointment letters

The digital letters are currently being piloted in the ophthalmology and paediatrics departments with patients receiving text message notifications.
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