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Although screen readers and automated voice technologies continue to improve, there is no substitute for being `read’ to by a warm, human voice. Reading and recording a leaflet out loud is very time-consuming, but can add a personal touch that the flat tones of automation …
Standing out with video at the app stores Even fully commercial developers with big budgets struggle to make their health apps stand out from many thousands on the app stores. The UK patient organisation, the Brain Tumour Charity, stands ahead of the crowd in three …
Patient groups globally are not only helping their communities to deal with the pandemic, but striving to ensure that access to treatments and care continues. There’s a dual challenge of not only advocating to re-engage patients with services disrupted by Covid-19, but also taking opportunities …
Most health services struggle to translate medical materials for communities who may not be fluent in the country’s main language. By contrast, Sweden has a long-established tradition of support for patients who are not fluent in Swedish. During the pandemic, this is being underpinned by …
Patient Group’s Masterclass in Presenting an App Patient groups often lack the time and resources to present their apps well. Commercial developers also tend to neglect this key step, and the format limitations of app stores make it hard to differentiate apps. So, it’s been …
EXPLAINING TO CHILDREN As adults, COVID-19 is frightening, but for children experiencing lockdown and parental and familial stress, it can be particularly worrying trying to make sense of this new ‘normal’. Having faced the challenge of writing for children with physical and mental health conditions, …
One of the learnings from the current pandemic is how rapidly and easily people with all ranges of technical ability and experience have embraced online video meetings. Once expensive and limited to big corporates, during the crisis it’s connected new users to bring families together, …
Calm Harm App It’s highly challenging for small health charities and patient groups to get their apps noticed. Stem4, a UK-based mental health charity for teenagers, has gained large numbers of users for its apps. Looking at the websites supporting its anxiety and self-harm apps, …
World Hepatitis Day 28th July is World Hepatitis Day. In the lead-up to this, UK charity, the British Liver Trust, published its key report “The Alarming Rise of Liver Disease in the UK”. On the other side of the world we also look at how …
The World Federation of Incontinence Patients (WFIP) is a federation of national patient organisations. Its aim is to create global visibility for incontinence and pelvic floor dysfunction and remove any associated stigma and taboos. The Federation organises World Continence Week, this year running from 17-23 …