Data from approved health apps will feed directly into personal health records, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced. Patients in England will also be able to enter symptoms online and receive tailored advice or a call back from a health professional. The NHS.uk website will allow patients to book appointments, ... Read More »
The future of healthcare could be in your pocket. Two new medical apps that help people monitor their health at home, reducing their need to visit a doctor, are set to be rolled out to as many as four UK National Health Service trusts over the next year. The apps, ... Read More »
Data from approved health apps will feed directly into personal health records, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced. Patients in England will also be able to enter symptoms online and receive tailored advice or a call back from a health professional. The NHS.uk website will allow patients to book appointments, ... Read More »
The benefits of using digital tools and apps in patient care are far from certain, according to a report by the Nuffield Trust. The report by the think tank, entitled The Digital Patient: transforming primary care?, found that while technology could have a positive effect on patient care, there are ... Read More »
Data from approved health apps will feed directly into personal health records, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced. Patients in England will also be able to enter symptoms online and receive tailored advice or a call back from a health professional. The NHS.uk website will allow patients to book appointments, ... Read More »
UK health secretary Jeremy Hunt plans for NHS-approved health apps to play a role in patient records and healthcare have already spawned a rash of privacy concerns. The NHS.UK site will have a new collection of NHS-approved health apps to guide patient choice. Data from health apps and wearable activity ... Read More »
Today Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced plans for a new NHS app. On the surface this seems great. After all, what’s not to like about a tool that empowers patients to care for their own health better? Especially one that lets you check your symptoms, book GP appointments and see your medical records ... Read More »
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt is to establish a new academy to train NHS staff in digital skills alongside 12 new ‘global exemplars’ to spread digital best practice. The 12 exemplars will receive funding of up to £10m and will be expected to deliver pioneering approaches to digital services, while helping ... Read More »
Data from health apps and wearable activity trackers such as Fitbits will feed directly into people’s personal health records, the Health Secretary has announced. Jeremy Hunt said that a new list of NHS-approved health apps and other technology will be able to be linked directly into patient records. Speaking at ... Read More »
Data from approved health apps will feed directly into personal health records, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced. Patients in England will also be able to enter symptoms online and receive tailored advice or a call back from a health professional. The NHS.uk website will allow patients to book appointments, ... Read More »
