Health apps actually bad for your health, says NHS
Apps which promise to help people monitor, support or treat conditions like cancer, obesity or mental health fall far below basic standards
22 May 2021 • 4:03pm
The majority of health apps fail to meet basic quality standards and may even harm patients, an NHS-backed review of thousands of apps found.
Only around 20 per cent of smartphone health and medical apps met clinical standards, kept patient data secure, were safe from hackers and easy to use, according to analysis by an independent assessor which evaluates app quality for the NHS.
But the vast majority of apps which promised to help people monitor, support or treat conditions like cancer, obesity or mental health problems fell far below basic standards.