Digital Health News
The real cost of ressurance
Although we have some understanding of the impact health anxiety has on our health service as a whole,the real cost of reassurance is something we are unable to calculate. Yet, as a mother and a daughter and a partner, I know the value in reassurance but as an...
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Health Anxiety & The NHS
Health Anxiety is a condition many of us will typically link to hypochondria and can often be associated with OCD. Those affected are typically convinced that harmless physical symptoms are indicators of serious disease or severe medical conditions. Although 1 in 5...
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Be a part of the e-NHS
When we stop to think about the unprecedented rates of change we have experienced over recent years, it is inevitable that at some point the NHS will undergo a digitally led transformation that will ultimately allow it to survive. Rather than reinventing the wheel,...
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A call too far?
According to a recent survey from FastCompany, given the option only 37% of people want to communicate via voice call. The remaining 63% of us would opt for a text based interaction relying on SMS, email or an instant messenger platform such as Whatsapp. Although...
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Dating for Good Health
Since the rise of internet dating, there are thousands of dating experts floating around the UK. The endless pool of singletons that are only a few clicks of a button away have made a new generation of 20 somethings who are happy to be single and experience life with...
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Whose hands is your health in?
It’s easy enough to forget how lucky we are to have a National Health Service in the UK. When we struggle to get a GP appointment or are put on what seems like a never-ending waiting list it can feel like we are being failed. Yet, when we consider the funds,...
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The Death of the NHS Digital Divide?
There was once a clear divide between the expectations of Millenials at the young end of the spectrum, and Baby Boomers at the other. This was most apparent in their expectation of service experiences in retail and public service environments. This divide has not only...
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Do Depression Apps Really Treat Mental Illness?
So, we all know that digital can help us do things quicker, organise our time more effectively. With the advent of machine learning algorithms in everyday situations, we are even seeing institutions such as banks and healthcare disrupted. But can a machine help us...
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How Secure are Health Devices?
According to cybersecurity executive, Rusty Carter, not very. Where has all this anxiety come from? Is it really something we should be concerned about in the moves to advance healthcare. Especially, at a time when healthcare budgets are shrinking, and technology is...
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What are the New Medical Device Regulations?
The EU have introduced new Medical Device Regulations which will become law in 2020. National regulators will have greater control and oversight of the medical devices industry. In what is already a complex industry to develop new products for, what does this mean for...
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