app round up
11 October 2019

Mobile health and apps news in brief

This month's mobile apps round-up features news the NHS London Procurement Partnership is inviting tenders for health and social care apps.
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10 October 2019

World Health Organisation launches app to improve care for the elderly

The interactive app provides guidance on priority conditions including mobility limitations, malnutrition, vision and hearing loss and cognitive decline.
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Babylon 2
9 October 2019

Babylon allowed to act ‘unlicensed and bullish’ in expansion, MP says

The MP for Hammersmith and Fulham Andy Slaughter said the NHS appears to be facilitating Babylon “without looking at the
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9 October 2019

Only 15% of healthcare apps meet safety standards, research reveals

ORCHA evaluated more than 5,000 healthcare apps against 260 performance and compliance factors and found that majority don't meet minimum
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9 October 2019

New online platform promotes mental health self-care

The platform offers expert mental health advice and practical tips as well as a quiz which provides a personalised action
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8 October 2019

More than 100,000 women access records through digital maternity tools

NHS England committed to ensuring digital services replaced clunky paper notes when the Long Term Plan was published in January.
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A women interacting with her smartphone
7 October 2019

NHSE publishes toolkit for implementing online GP consultations

The document suggests there’s no “one size fits all” approach to implementing online consultations and encourages practices to learn from
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Babylon Healthcare Service Ltd
4 October 2019

GP at Hand in ‘formal talks’ to expand to Manchester in 2020

GP at Hand is expected to be operating in the northern city in early 2020, with a new physical premises
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3 October 2019

LHCREs ‘essential’ for better patient care in ambulance service, CIO says

Working with LHCREs has the potential to transform the way paramedics treat patients, according to Ross Fullerton, CIO of London
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2 October 2019

Diversity in digital health ‘is a matter of patient safety’

Without a diverse and inclusive team “unconscious bias” can be built into technology, ultimately putting patients at risk.
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