Doctors in the U.K. will soon begin prescribing their patients with smartphone applications

Along with the drugs that will allow them to monitor and manage their health conditions. The Department of Health is hoping the move will put patients “in the driving seat,” with more information at their fingertips.

The apps are expected to cover a variety of conditions and could make it easier than ever for patients to control their health. For example, apps could be prescribed to diabetics to help them keep an eye on their blood sugar, and could even be used to monitor blood pressure.

Details on how the initiative will work will be included in the government’s Information Strategy, which will be available this spring. Health Secretary Andrew Lansley believes smartphone apps can revolutionize the U.K.’s health system:

”So many people use apps every day to keep up with their friends, with the news, find out when the next bus will turn up or which train to catch.

“I want to make using apps to track blood pressure, to find the nearest source of support when you need it, and to get practical help in staying healthy the norm.

“Innovation and technology can revolutionize the health service, and we are looking at how the NHS can use these apps for the benefit of patients, including how GPs could offer them for free.”

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