Skinkers release cross platform dashboard built in Adobe AIR to help patients choose the appropriate care based on real-time and location-based data.

Today Skinkers announce the launch of the UK’s first digital Urgent Care Desktop Dashboard.

Created by virtue of a joint innovation venture between Skinkers, NHS Choices, Directgov and Businesslink, United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust and NHS Lincolnshire, the tool is aimed at making the choice of which NHS service to use a little easier.

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust patients can now download the cross-platform desktop app for free from the UHLT web site (http://www.ulh.nhs.uk/for_patients/urgent_care_tools.asp) and use it to access information about getting the right treatment in the Lincolnshire area.

Developed in Flex and using the Adobe AIR 2 runtime, the Desktop Dashboard makes use of a number of API’s to request and present information to the user.

Working with NHS Choices Syndication, details of local health services can be searched for based on location or name and the results shown using Google Maps integration.

In addition, live text and image feeds are used to show estimated waiting times and real-time CCTV images from the waiting rooms at 4 urgent care facilities in the Lincolnshire area.

Whilst designed specifically to help people in Lincolnshire, most of the apps features (such as locating your nearest A&E or Dentist) will work with any postcode in England.

David Long, CEO, Skinkers said

“Easy access to real-time data is essential to make well informed decisions and this is particularly relevant when these decisions relate to the health of an individual. The team at Skinkers have enjoyed working on this exciting project with NHS Choices and the United Lincolnshire Hospital Trust and we look forward future development  opportunities particularly around making this type of real-time data available on a range of Smartphone devices”

To download the Desktop Dashboard, visit http://www.ulh.nhs.uk/for_patients/urgent_care_tools.asp

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