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COVID-19: a technologist’s tale

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Globally the response has divided and united populations and no less so in the UK, says global digital adviser and NHS clinician Dr Sam Shah. So far we have seen responses from across government, the NHS, local authorities and wider society coupled with industry providing support and in many cases much needed PPE.

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Riding the digital wave through COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Government & Policy Interoperability Population Health Telehealth One of the more remarkable features of the NHS’s response to the coronavirus pandemic has been its rapid uptake of technology in the UK says director of international relations at NHS Confederation, Dr Layla McCay. A second wave of digital transformation?

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Building a digitally accessible front door to the NHS

Digital Leaders HealthTech

Building a mobile app that is accessible for as many people as possible is at the very heart of what we are doing with the NHS App. The task we have been given is ambitious: to build a digital ‘front door’ to the NHS — a single, easy-to-use way for the public in England to access their universal healthcare system.

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WhatsApp, Messaging Apps and the future of Digital Health in the UK

Lloyd Price

It is widely acknowledged that WhatsApp is being used across the majority of NHS hospitals. 2) MedicBleep - [link] Medic Bleep has been developed as a simple and secure solution to the communication challenges that healthcare professionals and wider team in the NHS face while going about their everyday work.