{"id":83,"date":"2012-02-03T12:36:46","date_gmt":"2012-02-03T12:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/library\/?page_id=83"},"modified":"2026-05-12T11:58:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T10:58:04","slug":"smartphone-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/library\/resources\/smartphone-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Mobile apps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Healthcare professionals need ready access to reliable, up-to-date information when making diagnosis and treatment decisions. If you have an internet-enabled mobile phone, PDA or handheld device there are a number of web based resources available to help. An\u00a0<a title=\"Athens\" href=\"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/library\/?page_id=73\">NHS OpenAthens<\/a> user name and password may be required to use a number of these mobile access sites.<\/p>\n<h2>Popular apps<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>BNF\/BNFC<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Up-to-date information about the selection and clinical use of medicines.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.pharmpress.bnf\">Android users click here to install from the Google Play store<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/bnf-publications\/id1045514038?mt=8\">iOS users click here to install from the Apple App Store<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>NHS Apps<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Free access to clinical and non-clinical information &#8211; local, regional, national and international. It includes evidence, guidance and government policy. To access : visit the \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nice.org.uk\/about\/what-we-do\/nice-apps-for-smartphones-and-tablets\">NICE apps for smartphones and tablets\u00a0web pages<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Clinical Knowledge Summaries (CKS)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Evidence based information and practical &#8220;know how\u201d about common conditions aimed at healthcare professionals working in primary care. Access via: <a href=\"https:\/\/cks.nice.org.uk\/\">https:\/\/cks.nice.org.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/tools\/pages\/toolslibrary.aspx\"><strong>NH<\/strong>S uk: Health tools\u00a0Interactive tools, smartphone apps and podcasts\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tripdatabase.com\/\">TRIP database<\/a>:\u00a0uses the principles of evidence based medicine to answer clinical questions.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Mobile sites and apps<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>BlueIce &#8211; Oxford Health NHS FT &#8211; a prescribed evidence-based app to help young people manage their emotions and to reduce urges to self-harm.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/blueice\/\">\u00a0https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/blueice\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>First consult &#8211; Clinical Key:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clinicalkey.com\/info\/anz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/10\/AUSCK2014-FC-App-Flyer_v1.pdf\">\u00a0https:\/\/www.clinicalkey.com\/info\/anz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/10\/AUSCK2014-FC-App-Flyer_v1.pdf<\/a><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Pubmed mobile <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/m\/pubmed\">www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/m\/pubmed<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Epocrates &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epocrates.com\/\">https:\/\/www.epocrates.com\/<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0drug reference<\/li>\n<li>Medical calculations <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediquations.com\/iPhone_iPodTouch_iPad\/index.html\">http<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediquations.com\/iPhone_iPodTouch_iPad\/index.html\">:\/\/<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediquations.com\/iPhone_iPodTouch_iPad\/index.html\">www.mediquations.com\/iPhone_iPodTouch_iPad\/index.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Medscape <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medscape.com\/public\/mobileapp\">https:\/\/<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medscape.com\/public\/mobileapp\">www.medscape.com\/public\/mobileapp<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Nature <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/mobileapps\/\">https:\/\/www.nature.com\/mobileapps<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/mobileapps\/\">\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>NEJM mobile app <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/nejm-this-week\/id373156254?mt=8&amp;ign-mpt=uo%3D8\">http<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imedicalapps.com\/2010\/06\/new-england-journal-of-medicine-iphone-app-free-content\/\">:\/\/www.imedicalapps.com\/2010\/06\/new-england-journal-of-medicine-iphone-app-free-content<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imedicalapps.com\/2010\/06\/new-england-journal-of-medicine-iphone-app-free-content\/\">\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Pubmed on tap <a href=\"https:\/\/www.referencesontap.com\/\">https:\/\/<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.referencesontap.com\/\">www.referencesontap.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Skyscape &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyscape.com\/index\/home.aspx\">https:\/\/www.skyscape.com\/index\/home.aspx<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Healthcare professionals need ready access to reliable, up-to-date information when making diagnosis and treatment decisions. 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