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It's about access And then came the smartphone ORCHA goes into business

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ORCHA’s Digital Healthy Schools App Libraries address safety challenges by enabling students to search for and download age-appropriate, independently reviewed health and care apps

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ORCHA is the world’s largest source of digital health compliance, giving pharma brands access to insight, assessment and digital health academy services to ensure success from development and market access, through to late-stage and beyond.

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ORCHA’s response to the Government’s first digital health and care plan, published today

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ORCHA’s response to the Government’s first digital health and care plan, published today

29 June 2022

Statement from Liz Ashall-Payne, founding CEO, ORCHA

“This report is long awaited and welcome. The pandemic left us with an over-burdened NHS, with unprecedented backlogs to tackle. But it also reminded us that necessity is the mother of invention. Digital health has already been implemented across many pockets of the NHS to help support patients at home and to ease the pressure on frontline staff. Use of our ORCHA app libraries increased by 342% in the first months of the pandemic.*

“There are many signs the country is more than ready for the widespread use of digital health. Two thirds of respondents in our recent consumer report were open to trying Digital Health Apps. Eighty-three per cent of those who used health apps found they actively helped improve their health.**

“But we have to sound a warning note. A scattergun approach to the implementation of digital health, with dozens of different products and systems introduced by different NHS providers, without a sound infrastructure to support it and minus knowledgeable frontline staff, will cost the NHS more and cause enormous confusion.

“At the very heart of this, there’s also a very significant patient safety issue, highlighted in the past few days by problems with period tracker apps in the US potentially sharing private data. Our ORCHA review team has, to date, carried out 19,000 health app reviews. Consistently, we find that around 80% of apps fail to meet the standards we require to add these products to our app libraries. They either fall down on clinical standards or are unsafe with patient data.

“For digital health to be safe and sustainable, we need to view digital in exactly the same was as we view medicines. We need rock-solid and universal standards in place and we need doctors to be able to prescribe products exactly as they prescribe medication, with a product recall system in place.

“There’s also an urgent need to have all frontline staff trained in how, when and why to use digital health. Earlier this we launched the ORCHA digital health academy, a free and CPD-accredited resource available for the entire NHS workforce, available on the Health Education England NHS learning hub.”

*https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/10/e053891

**Digital Health in the UK: National attitudes and behaviour research, June 2022

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Digital health supports social prescribers with the Citizens Advice Clinic in Humber and North Yorkshire.

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Since introducing the remote service, 72% of participants remained a non-smoker after 4 weeks when using the remote services

How a health app became a ‘gamechanger’ in continence services

Professor Nikki Cotterill and Knut Schroeder developed CONfidence, a discrete, informative health app for those experiencing continence issues

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About ORCHA

Founded by NHS clinicians, ORCHA is the world’s leading digital health evaluation and distribution organisation. We provide services to national health bodies across three continents, including the NHS in 50% of UK regions, delivering national accreditation frameworks, bespoke Digital Health Libraries, and professional recommendation tools, specific to the needs of our clients. ORCHA’s unique Review Engine assesses digital health solutions against more than 300 measures across Clinical/Professional Assurance, Data u0026amp; Privacy, and Usability u0026amp; Accessibility, plus additional criteria depending on needs.

See how ORCHA works

Discover how our services, including Reviews, Digital Health Libraries, and market intelligence reports, can work for your specific needs.

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For regular updates on digital health, apps, industry news, and more, sign up to our mailing list here.

Your Health and Care App Library

Search ORCHA’s App Library, featuring thousands of independent app reviews across a broad spectrum of health conditions. Every app is evaluated against more than 300 measures across Clinical/Professional Assurance, Data u0026amp; Privacy, and Usability u0026amp; Accessibility, making it easy for you to find the best apps for your needs.

Visit our App Library site

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‘Tipping point’ reached as public say they prefer health apps to antidepressants to support mental health conditions

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ORCHA’s response to the Government’s first digital health and care plan, published today

27 June 2022

Statement from Liz Ashall-Payne, founding CEO, ORCHA

“This report is long awaited and welcome. The pandemic left us with an over-burdened NHS, with unprecedented backlogs to tackle. But it also reminded us that necessity is the mother of invention. Digital health has already been implemented across many pockets of the NHS to help support patients at home and to ease the pressure on frontline staff. Use of our ORCHA app libraries increased by 342% in the first months of the pandemic.*

“There are many signs the country is more than ready for the widespread use of digital health. Two thirds of respondents in our recent consumer report were open to trying Digital Health Apps. Eighty-three per cent of those who used health apps found they actively helped improve their health.**

“But we have to sound a warning note. A scattergun approach to the implementation of digital health, with dozens of different products and systems introduced by different NHS providers, without a sound infrastructure to support it and minus knowledgeable frontline staff, will cost the NHS more and cause enormous confusion.

“At the very heart of this, there’s also a very significant patient safety issue, highlighted in the past few days by problems with period tracker apps in the US potentially sharing private data. Our ORCHA review team has, to date, carried out 19,000 health app reviews. Consistently, we find that around 80% of apps fail to meet the standards we require to add these products to our app libraries. They either fall down on clinical standards or are unsafe with patient data.

“For digital health to be safe and sustainable, we need to view digital in exactly the same was as we view medicines. We need rock-solid and universal standards in place and we need doctors to be able to prescribe products exactly as they prescribe medication, with a product recall system in place.

“There’s also an urgent need to have all frontline staff trained in how, when and why to use digital health. Earlier this we launched the ORCHA digital health academy, a free and CPD-accredited resource available for the entire NHS workforce, available on the Health Education England NHS learning hub.”

*https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/10/e053891

**Digital Health in the UK: National attitudes and behaviour research, June 2022

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The latest in digital health

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Digital health supports social prescribers in Humber and North Yorkshire

Digital health supports social prescribers with the Citizens Advice Clinic in Humber and North Yorkshire.

Yorkshire Smokefree using digital health products to support service delivery

Since introducing the remote service, 72% of participants remained a non-smoker after 4 weeks when using the remote services

How a health app became a ‘gamechanger’ in continence services

Professor Nikki Cotterill and Knut Schroeder developed CONfidence, a discrete, informative health app for those experiencing continence issues

See All

About ORCHA

Founded by NHS clinicians, ORCHA is the world’s leading digital health evaluation and distribution organisation. We provide services to national health bodies across three continents, including the NHS in 50% of UK regions, delivering national accreditation frameworks, bespoke Digital Health Libraries, and professional recommendation tools, specific to the needs of our clients. ORCHA’s unique Review Engine assesses digital health solutions against more than 300 measures across Clinical/Professional Assurance, Data u0026amp; Privacy, and Usability u0026amp; Accessibility, plus additional criteria depending on needs.

See how ORCHA works

Discover how our services, including Reviews, Digital Health Libraries, and market intelligence reports, can work for your specific needs.

Request a Demo

Sign up to our newsletter

For regular updates on digital health, apps, industry news, and more, sign up to our mailing list here.

Your Health and Care App Library

Search ORCHA’s App Library, featuring thousands of independent app reviews across a broad spectrum of health conditions. Every app is evaluated against more than 300 measures across Clinical/Professional Assurance, Data u0026amp; Privacy, and Usability u0026amp; Accessibility, making it easy for you to find the best apps for your needs.

Visit our App Library site

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The world’s first cross-border digital health accreditation system to be launched at HIMMS Europe

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ORCHA’s response to the Government’s first digital health and care plan, published today

15 June 2022

Statement from Liz Ashall-Payne, founding CEO, ORCHA

“This report is long awaited and welcome. The pandemic left us with an over-burdened NHS, with unprecedented backlogs to tackle. But it also reminded us that necessity is the mother of invention. Digital health has already been implemented across many pockets of the NHS to help support patients at home and to ease the pressure on frontline staff. Use of our ORCHA app libraries increased by 342% in the first months of the pandemic.*

“There are many signs the country is more than ready for the widespread use of digital health. Two thirds of respondents in our recent consumer report were open to trying Digital Health Apps. Eighty-three per cent of those who used health apps found they actively helped improve their health.**

“But we have to sound a warning note. A scattergun approach to the implementation of digital health, with dozens of different products and systems introduced by different NHS providers, without a sound infrastructure to support it and minus knowledgeable frontline staff, will cost the NHS more and cause enormous confusion.

“At the very heart of this, there’s also a very significant patient safety issue, highlighted in the past few days by problems with period tracker apps in the US potentially sharing private data. Our ORCHA review team has, to date, carried out 19,000 health app reviews. Consistently, we find that around 80% of apps fail to meet the standards we require to add these products to our app libraries. They either fall down on clinical standards or are unsafe with patient data.

“For digital health to be safe and sustainable, we need to view digital in exactly the same was as we view medicines. We need rock-solid and universal standards in place and we need doctors to be able to prescribe products exactly as they prescribe medication, with a product recall system in place.

“There’s also an urgent need to have all frontline staff trained in how, when and why to use digital health. Earlier this we launched the ORCHA digital health academy, a free and CPD-accredited resource available for the entire NHS workforce, available on the Health Education England NHS learning hub.”

*https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/10/e053891

**Digital Health in the UK: National attitudes and behaviour research, June 2022

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The latest in digital health

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Digital health supports social prescribers in Humber and North Yorkshire

Digital health supports social prescribers with the Citizens Advice Clinic in Humber and North Yorkshire.

Yorkshire Smokefree using digital health products to support service delivery

Since introducing the remote service, 72% of participants remained a non-smoker after 4 weeks when using the remote services

How a health app became a ‘gamechanger’ in continence services

Professor Nikki Cotterill and Knut Schroeder developed CONfidence, a discrete, informative health app for those experiencing continence issues

See All

About ORCHA

Founded by NHS clinicians, ORCHA is the world’s leading digital health evaluation and distribution organisation. We provide services to national health bodies across three continents, including the NHS in 50% of UK regions, delivering national accreditation frameworks, bespoke Digital Health Libraries, and professional recommendation tools, specific to the needs of our clients. ORCHA’s unique Review Engine assesses digital health solutions against more than 300 measures across Clinical/Professional Assurance, Data u0026amp; Privacy, and Usability u0026amp; Accessibility, plus additional criteria depending on needs.

See how ORCHA works

Discover how our services, including Reviews, Digital Health Libraries, and market intelligence reports, can work for your specific needs.

Request a Demo

Sign up to our newsletter

For regular updates on digital health, apps, industry news, and more, sign up to our mailing list here.

Your Health and Care App Library

Search ORCHA’s App Library, featuring thousands of independent app reviews across a broad spectrum of health conditions. Every app is evaluated against more than 300 measures across Clinical/Professional Assurance, Data u0026amp; Privacy, and Usability u0026amp; Accessibility, making it easy for you to find the best apps for your needs.

Visit our App Library site

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Government: 75% of adults to be using NHS App by March 2024. But how is the nation responding to this health revolution at our fingertips?

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ORCHA’s response to the Government’s first digital health and care plan, published today

13 June 2022

Statement from Liz Ashall-Payne, founding CEO, ORCHA

“This report is long awaited and welcome. The pandemic left us with an over-burdened NHS, with unprecedented backlogs to tackle. But it also reminded us that necessity is the mother of invention. Digital health has already been implemented across many pockets of the NHS to help support patients at home and to ease the pressure on frontline staff. Use of our ORCHA app libraries increased by 342% in the first months of the pandemic.*

“There are many signs the country is more than ready for the widespread use of digital health. Two thirds of respondents in our recent consumer report were open to trying Digital Health Apps. Eighty-three per cent of those who used health apps found they actively helped improve their health.**

“But we have to sound a warning note. A scattergun approach to the implementation of digital health, with dozens of different products and systems introduced by different NHS providers, without a sound infrastructure to support it and minus knowledgeable frontline staff, will cost the NHS more and cause enormous confusion.

“At the very heart of this, there’s also a very significant patient safety issue, highlighted in the past few days by problems with period tracker apps in the US potentially sharing private data. Our ORCHA review team has, to date, carried out 19,000 health app reviews. Consistently, we find that around 80% of apps fail to meet the standards we require to add these products to our app libraries. They either fall down on clinical standards or are unsafe with patient data.

“For digital health to be safe and sustainable, we need to view digital in exactly the same was as we view medicines. We need rock-solid and universal standards in place and we need doctors to be able to prescribe products exactly as they prescribe medication, with a product recall system in place.

“There’s also an urgent need to have all frontline staff trained in how, when and why to use digital health. Earlier this we launched the ORCHA digital health academy, a free and CPD-accredited resource available for the entire NHS workforce, available on the Health Education England NHS learning hub.”

*https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/10/e053891

**Digital Health in the UK: National attitudes and behaviour research, June 2022

Discover more

The latest in digital health

See All

Digital health supports social prescribers in Humber and North Yorkshire

Digital health supports social prescribers with the Citizens Advice Clinic in Humber and North Yorkshire.

Yorkshire Smokefree using digital health products to support service delivery

Since introducing the remote service, 72% of participants remained a non-smoker after 4 weeks when using the remote services

How a health app became a ‘gamechanger’ in continence services

Professor Nikki Cotterill and Knut Schroeder developed CONfidence, a discrete, informative health app for those experiencing continence issues

See All

About ORCHA

Founded by NHS clinicians, ORCHA is the world’s leading digital health evaluation and distribution organisation. We provide services to national health bodies across three continents, including the NHS in 50% of UK regions, delivering national accreditation frameworks, bespoke Digital Health Libraries, and professional recommendation tools, specific to the needs of our clients. ORCHA’s unique Review Engine assesses digital health solutions against more than 300 measures across Clinical/Professional Assurance, Data u0026amp; Privacy, and Usability u0026amp; Accessibility, plus additional criteria depending on needs.

See how ORCHA works

Discover how our services, including Reviews, Digital Health Libraries, and market intelligence reports, can work for your specific needs.

Request a Demo

Sign up to our newsletter

For regular updates on digital health, apps, industry news, and more, sign up to our mailing list here.

Your Health and Care App Library

Search ORCHA’s App Library, featuring thousands of independent app reviews across a broad spectrum of health conditions. Every app is evaluated against more than 300 measures across Clinical/Professional Assurance, Data u0026amp; Privacy, and Usability u0026amp; Accessibility, making it easy for you to find the best apps for your needs.

Visit our App Library site

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