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app round up
11 September 2020

Mobile health apps news in brief

This monthā€™s mobile apps round up features news that design company Sigma has partnered with app evaluation company ORCHA.
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15 July 2020

NHS stamp of approval ‘most important when prescribing apps’

The team found an NHS badge for digital health and apps was ā€œoverwhelminglyā€ the most important factor for take-up, followed
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8 April 2020

ORCHA launches library of clinically approved Covid-19 health apps

Since the beginning of March 2020 more than 500 health apps have been updated to contain coronavirus-related keywords in their
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29 October 2019

Digital training ‘should be embedded in clinical curricula’

More needs to be done to ensure appropriate digital training or risk a ā€œknowledge gapā€ between current and future staff,
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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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app round up
13 September 2019

Mobile health and apps news in brief

This month's mobile apps round-up features news WhatsApp-style clinical messaging app Forward could save the NHS Ā£44m a year.
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15 July 2019

ORCHA partners with mental health charity to protect young people

ORCHA has provided mental health charity Papyrus with a microsite to allow young people to manage their own mental health
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29 April 2019

ORCHA launches survey to improve digital health tech offerings

The survey, aimed at medical and clinical professionals, will bridge the question: what matters when offering technology to patients.
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15 April 2019

ORCHA chief executive gives thoughts on problems facing medical apps

Speaking at a Royal Society of Medicine event, Liz Ashall-Payne said awareness, accessibility, trust and governance were among the challenges.
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