We’re adding a web app version. It will be fully integrated with the device app and just mean that you can use it while working on other things too.
Author: Neil Turner
Beta Launch Nov 2020
Ready to go. Free sign-up of educational institutions in Scotland (NHS Scotland already enrolled). Enjoy.
Padlock for paywall
We added a padlock to distinguish paywalled resources. As a closed/open padlock. Many have some information even if you aren’t logged in, so we didn’t hide them altogether.
1200 diagnoses now include COVID-19 (March 2020)
We’re up to 1200 different diagnoses now, and have just added as an extra free-to-all demonstrator from this month, information on Coronavirus COVID-19. This includes links to specific, regularly-updated resources for health professionals working in England and Wales, and in Scotland.
Now showing Presentations as well as Conditions
We’ve just begun adding Presentations as a new Category. Categories are listed under the Searh box. Scroll down a bit to see Presentations and Symptoms.
We’re increasing the presentations covered gradually, aiming to cover all common (and examined) presentations/ symptoms.
A bug fixed
For University of Edinburgh users on Android devices, the login dialogue to gain access to BMJ Best Practice via the institutional login window does not work. We’re looking into that. It works on Apple devices.
Update: Fixed Feb 2020.
Link ordering: is now much better. It is fixed for new links, just some work to sort it for existing ones.
DiagnosisView app released 1st Oct 2019
Soft release on the way
BMJ Best Practice is mapped as a resource that is popular but paywalled, often with institutional login mechanisms. Functionality seems good (with one bug, see below). The app is now awaiting Apple/Google approval for live release.
Work still to do
- We’re still checking and expanding all mapping, and adding diagnoses.
- We’re looking at mapping additional resources.
Bugs we’re aware of
- Android login for University of Edinburgh access to BMJ BP isn’t working consistently.
- It’d be nicer if the order of info links was consistently green, amber, red.
Making progress
Android and iOS App store arrangements are now successfully set up! Thanks to the Uni Edinburgh team who have set up the University’s first app that allows subscriptions. This was a bit of a trek.
We’re working on a few things:
- Detailed wording inside app
- Wording and pics for app stores
- Subscription arrangements for launch
- Mapping of BMJ Best Practice
This last may take us a while, but we want to be able to show how this would work for an institution, so that their staff and students can simply click through to a resource that is already available via their library.