NHS Choices Mental Health apps Library

This week, NHS England have released a directory of NHS endorsed mobile apps to support mental health. The apps are hoped to improve access to psychological therapies.

For more information and to access the apps go here.

Confusion: delirium and dementia - a smartphone app to improve cognitive assessment

"The results of this study suggest that the introduction and use of a smartphone app for junior doctors increases the likelihood of older patients receiving a cognitive assessment for detecting delirium and dementia on specialist elderly and orthopaedic trauma wards."

Confusion: delirium and dementia - a smartphone app to improve cognitive assessment
S Sangha, J George, C Winthrop, S Panchal
BMJ Quality Improvement Reports 2015;4: doi:10.1136/bmjquality.u202580.w1592

Read more here.

Telehealth and telecare

"Increased use of technology such as telehealth and telecare may help to improve quality of care and reduce costs. This note describes current UK telehealth and telecare initiatives and the role they may play in delivering future care."

Telehealth and telecare - POST Note
P Border
Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
February 2014

Read more here.

Emerging mHealth: paths for growth

"This report examines the current state and potential of mHealth in developed and emerging markets, the ongoing barriers to its adoption and the implications for companies in the field."

Emerging mHealth: paths for growth
PricewaterhousCoopers LLP, The Economist Intelligence Unit
June 2012

Read more here.