Apps

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NHS ‘geeks’ gather in Cardiff

The first Welsh NHS Hack Day will see more than 100 “geeks who love the NHS” come together this weekend
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Myhealthapps international site launched

An international health apps website has been launched, with apps recommended by patient groups and consumers.
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Fitness app starts with bomb attack

An app funded by the Department of Health has been launched that encourages people to walk themselves fit by fleeing
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£2m funds innovative health apps

Five apps to encourage people to stay healthy have been developed by small companies, using a £2m government innovation fund.
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Friends and Family app for Salisbury

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust has created an app for patients to complete the Friends and Family Test.
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An appetite for regulation

Most speakers at EHI Live 2013 felt that apps should be regulated. Unfortunately, Lis Evenstad discovered, there is as yet
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Med device regulation not fit for apps

Medical apps need a better safety assurance process, but applying the processes applied to the regulation of medical devices may
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NHS England moves to regulate apps

NHS England is working with the US Food and Drug Administration on a bilateral framework for regulations on mobile health
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Look at app

A recent study identified 321 imaging apps for smartphones. But what kind of apps are they – and how are
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Is there a regulation for that?

Richard Brady, a surgical registrar, is worried that too many medical apps have too little medical input – and may
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