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Our Mobile Health to partner with EMIS Health

11/9/2017

EMIS App Library, powered by Our Mobile Health to bring quality health apps to primary care practices across England

We are excited to announce our partnership with EMIS Health, the UK’s largest clinical systems provider. The EMIS App Library, powered by Our Mobile Health, enables GPs using the EMIS Web platform to digitally prescribe an app in a similar way to prescribing a medicine or other treatment. This is the first time that a library of quality-assured apps will be integrated into practices on this scale, with more than 4000 GPs having access when the full system is switched on later this year.

GPs using the EMIS platform will be able to access a library of health apps that have been rigorously assessed using Our Mobile Health’s assessment process, so they can recommend them and patients can use them with confidence. The EMIS App Library makes health apps more accessible for GPs and patients, making them a viable and convenient alternative that can be used alongside other interventions.

For GPs: it helps them to empower patients to help themselves, optimises their time and other resources and gives them access to effective, quality tools to prevent disease
For patients: apps are a convenient way for people to manage their own health; gives them another option alongside medicine and other therapies
For CCGs: helps them to overcome barriers to digital health solutions and fulfil the requirements set down by NHS England

Most Influential Women in UK Tech 2017: Prestigious nomination for our very own Julie Bretland

11/7/2017

We are thrilled to announce that Julie Bretland is one of 160 women long-listed for this important industry award run by Computer Weekly. The awards are aimed at recognising female role models for diversity and success within the tech industry.

Julie commented: “I am truly honoured and flattered to see my name in this longlist alongside such great female talent and role models within our industry. The acknowledgement of the diverse knowledge and approaches that women can bring to the technology industry is so important. To be part of a list celebrating this is just fantastic”.

The shortlist of 50 names will be announced next week and then the vote will go to the readers of Computer Weekly.

G-Cloud 9 Supplier

29/6/2017

We are pleased to announce that Our Mobile Health is now on G-Cloud 9 within the Digital Marketplace, having been awarded this by the Crown Commercial Service.

This enables any public sector organisation to procure our cloud software service: our online, tailored library of rigorously assessed health apps. Our G-cloud entry is available to view here on the Digital Marketplace.

We aim to ensure that the NHS, public health, local government and other public sector organisations can offer the very best digital health and wellbeing interventions - from weight management and increased exercise to supporting the management of mental health and long term conditions, as well as helping people remain in their homes or be managed more effectively in the local community rather than being admitted to hospital.

Our Mobile Health uses a rigorous assessment method that is safe and secure and fully in line with NICE guidance. Our Mobile Health has worked with NHS England, NHS Digital, NICE and Public Health England to develop this process, which is now the industry standard.

This means that doctors, nurses and other clinicians can use our services with confidence and help to drive up adoption of digital health and wellbeing apps, increasing recommendations and prescribing.

Women in Computer Science

22/6/2017

We are really pleased to support the "Women in Computer Science" event, taking place tomorrow evening at Imperial College London.
AI and computer science are creating transformation in many industries, especially healthcare, but the UK currently has the lowest percentage of female computer engineering professionals in Europe.
Five inspirational women will give short presentations to a new generation of potential pioneers in this field. The speakers are:

Wendy Tan, MBE, General Partner, Entrepreneur First, Co-Founder and CEO, Moonfruit, Board Trustee Alan Turing Institute
Dr Sharon Goldwater, University of Edinburgh School of Informatics, BCS Roger Needham Award 2016
Dr Sabine Hauert, Lecturer in Robotics, University of Bristol, President & Co-founder, Robohub
Dr Holly Cummins, Technical Lead, IBM Bluemix Garage London
Maxine Mackintosh, Co-founder and Director, One HealthTech, Data Science PhD student, UCL

You can register for tickets for this free event taking place on International Women in Engineering Day.

Delivering Quality Apps for Clinical Care

14/6/2017

We are really excited to be part of the Financial Times (FT) Digital Health Summit Europe, taking place in London on 27 June 2017.

In the clip below, David Crow, FT's Senior US Business Correspondent, mentions why he's thrilled to have our own Julie Bretland speaking at the summit:

Julie is part of the panel who will speak on, "Plug and Play Healthcare: An ecosystem accessible for all demographics".

The panel will discuss digital skills training, IT infrastructure and interoperability. They’ll also be analysing outcomes from the NHS’ Wachter Review – and we suspect some of the latest cyber challenges, data governance and election angles.

This year, the FT Digital Health Summit will look at the challenges of transformational trends in the healthcare industry and will map the route to a digitally-driven healthcare ecosystem.

Alongside Julie, there are other Digital Health leaders taking part, including Juliet Bauer, Director of Digital Experience for NHS England, and Beverley Bryant, Director of Digital Transformation at NHS Digital.

It’s going to be an enlightening event - there are still some places available so we recommend you book now.

HealthTech Challenge Finals 2017

23/5/2017

This Thursday 25 May, Julie Bretland from Our Mobile Health will be one of the judges for the final of the HealthTech Challenge 2017. Julie is really looking forward to being involved and help decide which of the talented finalists will go away with the £10,000 'Dhruv Batra' prize to facilitate development of their idea.

Download the 2017 HTC Finals (PDF) containing further information on the programme, finalists, judges and the day's agenda.

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Digital Health: Data, Security and Compliance at the Digital Catapult Centre, Yorkshire on 28 March 2017

21/3/2017

Following on from the success of the January digital health event at Digital Catapult Bradford, Ceri Batchelor and the presenting team were asked to run a follow-on event in South Yorkshire. We are really happy to be speaking also at this event on the standards and regulations of digital health interventions and how to balance innovation with accountability.

The whole programme will cover various aspects of managing health data, as well as exploring data security, compliance, approvals, integration and interoperability.

If you're based near Barnsley and can attend the event, it's being held at the Digital Catapult Centre on 28 March from 10:30 to 14:30. Don't forget to book your place online, we look forward to seeing you there.

Have your say in the mHealth App Economics survey (and perhaps win an Apple Watch 2)

21/3/2017

Here at Our Mobile Health we work with the whole ecosystem in digital health and have the UK's first curated library of the 'best of the best' health and medical apps that are peer-reviewed by experts. With decades of experience in digital health, we are well aware of the growing competition in this arena, and the need for app developers to distinguish themselves in a crowded marketplace. We are therefore really pleased to be partnering with Research2Guidance for their 7th annual mHealth App Developer Economics Study and invite you to have your say too.

Global Technology Opportunities for Digital Health and Wellbeing: Speed Networking Event - 27 March 2017

21/3/2017

Innovate UK's Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) has arranged a speed networking event for SMEs working in digital health to meet with leading technology companies.

Here at Our Mobile Health, we are really pleased to have been invited to participate as one of the partners in this event. We've got decades of experience in digital health and work with both app developers and healthcare organisations to encourage innovation and create quality standards. We'll be on-hand to support the SMEs and contribute to the open innovation collaboration taking place.

The registration closed earlier this month, and now 21 SMEs have been chosen to engage with 7 brand partners - global tech businesses who are pioneering digital health and care.

The event is being held at the Digital Catapult Centre, Euston Road, London on 27 March 2017 at 2pm.

Wired Health 2017

8/3/2017

Challenging the Health Industry to Transform

9 March 2017 at Royal College of General Practitioners, 30 Euston Square London NW1

The fifth annual Wired Health event is a one-day conference focusing on where the future of healthcare is headed and challenging professionals to become a part of that transformation.

The EY start-up stage is a platform for the forthcoming stars in digital health - it'll be one to watch.

Full details of the day's agenda and speakers are at Wired Health.