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Region used ‘clinically unsafe’ healthcare app for three years


A healthcare app which was investigated over failing to meet clinical and governance standards has been dropped by north London commissioners after it was deemed “clinically unsafe”.

The Health Help Now app, currently used in eight north London boroughs, will be scrapped by the end of June and patients will be directed to the NHS app.

In a statement, the North West London Collaboration of Clinical Commissioning Groups said it decided to carry out a review of the app as it had low uptake and dwindling funds, despite reporting in 2017 that it was being used by 500,000 patients. 

During the reivew, stakeholders told commissioners that a lack of clinical oversight meant the app was “unsafe” and financial constraints meant it was unsustainable.

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Source: HSJ, 26 June 2020

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