Manchester nurses first to train in digital skills
University of Manchester student nurses are the first to be introduced to digital health technology from the beginning of their training. Student nurses in Manchester have become the first to be...
View ArticleNHS app brings the emergency handbook to the smartphone
The NHS emergency handbook app enables healthcare professionals to search the entire NHS trust emergency database in seconds The app is a digital version of emergency department handbooks and is...
View ArticleMedelinked helps people request an appointment
The Medelinked healthcare platform and mobile app now features a Request an Appointment button to connect patients and doctors Request an Appointment is a way for people to take control of their...
View ArticleMore people would use digital health if doctors recommended it
Half of people in the UK and USA would use a digital health device as part of their treatment plan if a healthcare professional recommended it, according to the Ipsos International Survey on Connected...
View ArticleChildren with diabetes benefit from mHealth care model
MHealth care model for children with diabetes improves patient, staff and parent satisfaction. A grant-funded study at Astrid Lindgren Children’s Hospital in Stockholm displayed that an mHealth care...
View ArticleManchester conference fuses business and science
Exploring the development and commercialisation of science, ‘The Business of Science conference’ will take place on 19 May at Manchester’s Museum of Science and Industry The Business of Science event...
View ArticleDoctors rate the app that takes menstrual health digital
Clue, a female health app that enables period and fertility tracking, is now rated as the top free menstrual cycle app by doctors, according to a study published in the journal Obstetrics &...
View ArticleImportant digital health lessons to learn from the first time round
In an effort to learn from the mistakes of the past, Digital Health Age takes a look at why earlier attempts to make the NHS digital failed The National Programme for IT (NPfIT) in the NHS was...
View ArticleHospital solution helps support people with dementia
Hospedia’s Dementia Orientation Screen solution helps hospital staff care for people with dementia A carer activates the Dementia Orientation Screen solution when a patient with dementia would benefit...
View ArticleDigital technology encourages self-help in mental health
To coincide with the start of Mental Health Awareness Week, Inhealthcare, which works with NHS organisations across the UK to digitise care, has announced it is expanding its services into mental...
View ArticleData matters for disabled children and young people
Karen Horridge, chair of the British Academy of Childhood Disability, explains how data is making a difference in ensuring disabled children, young people and their families get the services they need....
View ArticleNow GP is the new name and face of Dr Now
Now Healthcare Group (NHG) has announced that its flagship product Dr Now is to be rebranded as Now GP in the UK. A new logo accompanies the Now GP rebrand, as well as the adoption of tagline...
View ArticleOnline study seeks people wanting lung cancer advice
The University of Manchester (UoM) is looking for participants to take place in an online study using a tool that helps people asking for advice on lung cancer symptoms. The When2Go tool developed by...
View ArticleNew sessions and speakers revealed for eHealth week
The Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, the European Commission and HIMSS Europe have confirmed new sessions and speakers for eHealth Week, which will take place on 8–10 June at the Beurs van...
View ArticleMedical wearables: the future of the Internet of Medical Things
Wearables dedicated to chronic disease monitoring and other clinical applications will play a critical role in the growth opportunity of the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT), according to Frost &...
View ArticlePartnership designs connected thermometer
ARC Devices has partnered with telehealth platform provider, VSee, to design a wireless connected thermometer embedded into a remote patient monitoring kit. ARC Devices launched its digital infrared...
View ArticleDigital health is ‘essential’ for patient empowerment
Kersten England, chief executive of Bradford council said the NHS is a huge success story but the “model is broken” and digital healthcare businesses are essential for patient empowerment, reported the...
View ArticleOmate S3: The wearable developed with older adults in mind
According to the University of Sheffield, older adults want to adopt modern technology to help improve their quality of life, despite a huge ‘technology gap’ and Omate has introduced a new wearable...
View ArticleNHS app helps educate mental health patients
New NHS app helps people with depression and other mental health illnesses by educating them about electro-convulsive therapy (ECT) treatment. The app was developed by Leicestershire Health Informatics...
View ArticleWearable helps users see when they are over the limit
A wearable device that measures blood alcohol levels through the wearer’s skin has won the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism’s (NIAAA) Wearable Alcohol Biosensor Challenge The...
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