BPI emphasises strong standards for apps
The Bundesverband der Pharmazeutischen Industrie e.V. (BPI, German pharmaceutical industry body) has noted the apparent criticism of medical apps and … read more »
CF patients to receive devices and apps during shielding period
Cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, and those recovering from coronavirus, will be provided with devices and apps to monitor their health … read more »
DHSC updates guidance for medical device software and apps
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has made an update to its guidance for developers of medical device … read more »
NHS asks for symptom tracking against COVID-19
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock, has asked citizens to use new Coronavirus Status Checker, building … read more »
Software as a Medical Device – Canadian guidance published
Health Canada has released its guidance on defining and classifying software as a medical device (SaMD) to support the development … read more »
App Library and Health Developer Space – Launched by NHS Digital
The Health Technology Newspaper has reported that NHS Digital has launched an apps library and a mobile health space for … read more »
NHS to Launch App Library
The NHS app library will be hosted on NHS Choices and co-designed with NICE, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory … read more »
Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Health Apps in the Spanish Healthcare System
The UOC (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya), and online university, is promoting a new research project which aims to evaluate the benefits … read more »
MHRA Issues Patient Safety Warning Over Medical Apps
Apps which are intended to help patients keep track of their health must be safe to use and medically accurate. The … read more »
Is your App a Medical Device?
The MHRA have updated their guidance issued to help identify the apps which are medical devices and make sure they … read more »
