Our health system has many flaws which can waste the time of medical workers and produce long waits and inefficient processes. The good news is that entrepreneurs have started tackling these issues one by one, identifying problems and offering solutions. Here are five of the most promising apps in the health sector, which are helping to improve the NHS every day.
Drfocused
Health workers waste tens of thousands of hours filling out forms and wrestling with excessive bureaucracy. Some paperwork is unavoidable but fortunately Drfocused is here to make the whole process a lot smoother.
Drfocused is an easy-to-use app for doctors across the UK. Launched in London in 2016, the app is aimed at making appraisals faster and easier, leaving doctors more time to do their real job: treating people in need.
The great thing about this app is that it tackles a real problem for all doctors: spending energy on paperwork after every appointment.
Drfocused also helps doctors with scheduling and rotas, optimising them for patient safety and comfort.
Touch Surgery
Touch Surgery is a 3D simulation app allowing medical students to practice and perform virtual surgeries. A number of simulated surgeries are available and students can learn and receive advice without having to go down to the labs every single time.
Touch Surgery was created by a group of plastic surgeons who realised it was a lot more cost effective for the NHS to use this app rather than cadavers. It sounds grim but surgeons do need to practice, and we’re happy to see there is finally an alternative solution.
Students at Imperial College London are already using the app.
Umotif
Umotif’s aim is to bring high quality patient data to doctors and researchers. It provides doctors with secure patient data sources and a variety of dashboards helping to aggregate and present the data in a clear way.
Patients can input symptoms and the app will put together a patient’s data from wearables or medication in an appealing layout. Already working with NHS Digital,
Umotif is a great way for doctors to save time and see trends or patterns they might otherwise have missed.
BMJ Best Practice
This one is a little more pricey but it can be a great source of reliable information to help make a diagnosis. BMJ Best Practice’s motto is “Your Instant Second Opinion”.
It gives doctors full access to the latest evidence-based information from a worldwide network of physicians and is updated daily. It also provides step-by-step guidance on diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and prevention.
When in doubt, it is certainly one of the best apps out there for doctors.
More info here: http://bestpractice.bmj.com/info/
Figure 1
Figure 1 is often described as the Instagram for doctors. It is not recommended if you are simply looking for fun pictures, as Figure 1 encourages doctors to share and view images of interesting medical cases.
It has built up a large community, allowing doctors to get advice from a number of experienced professionals who may be familiar with an unusual condition.
Get Figure 1 here: https://figure1.com/
by Kamelia Gantcheva
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