pharmaphorum March 8, 2024
The UK government plans to link the NHS App to data generated by smart devices, including step counts and heart rate, for example, according to Health Secretary Victoria Atkins.
She told The Times in an interview that a new version of the app would be able to harness that data to “provide personalised advice, screening, and treatment that stops people developing major diseases.”
Her remarks followed a presentation at the Nuffield Trust, in which she said the NHS App will become “the front door for prevention, as well as for cure,” highlighting a number of forthcoming changes, including improvements to its capabilities in confirming and modifying appointments and booking procedures like vaccinations and tests.
That will “increase choice [and] reduce...
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