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Press releases, announcements, and company updates from TinyMedicalApps.

2025

Company Update2025-09-05

South East London Students Shine in Asthma Awareness Poster Competition

Winner banks £200 gift card

Company Update2025-07-31

Calling Children Aged 6-11 Years Old in South East London – Your Poster Could Become Our Official Campaign Artwork!

Tiny Medical Apps is inviting children aged 6-11 from South East London sports clubs and activity groups to participate in a design competition. Winners' artwork could become official campaign mate...

Company Update2025-05-06

Design the Digital Health Passport – Ask About Asthma Week Poster Competition Now Open!

Tiny Medical Apps is launching a poster design competition for students aged 13 and above in South East London. The competition aims to raise awareness about asthma management and promote the Digit...

Press Release2025-02-05

Tiny Medical Apps Awarded SBRI Healthcare Funding to Expand Digital Health Passport for Epilepsy

Tiny Medical Apps has secured £799,725 in funding from SBRI Healthcare to develop the Digital Health Passport for Epilepsy. This represents part of a larger £3 million initiative designed to accele...

2024

Company Update2024-11-13

Asthma Innovation Webinar: Digital Strategies to Impact Health in our Communities

On October 15, 2024, Tiny Medical Apps organized an online webinar addressing asthma innovation through digital means. The event concentrated on "digital asthma care, including how to reach target ...

Company Update2024-09-13

#AskAboutAsthma 2024: Counting the Cost - The Financial Impact of Asthma

This piece is part of Day 5 of an asthma awareness campaign focusing on the monetary burden of living with asthma in the UK. While the National Health Service provides valuable healthcare coverage,...

Company Update2024-09-12

#AskAboutAsthma 2024: Love & Lungs – Navigating Dating and Relationships with Asthma

This piece represents the fourth installment in an asthma awareness series, focusing on the intersection of romantic relationships and respiratory health management.

Company Update2024-09-11

#AskAboutAsthma 2024: Breathing Easy 9-5 – Asthma in the Workplace

This piece explores asthma management in UK workplace settings as part of a broader awareness series. The article emphasizes that asthma affects a significant portion of the working population—"5.4...

Company Update2024-09-10

#AskAboutAsthma 2024: Breathe In Breathe Out – The Emotional Impact of Asthma

This piece marks Day 2 of the #AskAboutAsthmaWeek 2024 campaign, coinciding with World Suicide Prevention Day. The article addresses a frequently neglected dimension of asthma—its psychological bur...

Company Update2024-09-09

#AskAboutAsthma 2024: Beyond the Inhaler – How to Support a Friend with Asthma

The post marks the beginning of #AskAboutAsthmaWeek 2024, highlighting a significant health statistic: "in the UK, 5.4 million people have asthma. That's about 8 in every 100 people."

Announcement2024-09-05

#AskAboutAsthma 2024: Empowering Children and Young People to Live Their Best Lives

The eighth annual #AskAboutAsthma campaign runs September 9-15, 2024, spearheaded by NHS England's London Babies, Children and Young People programme. The initiative emphasizes that "asthma should ...

Announcement2024-06-13

New Core20PLUS5 Service for Epilepsy and Learning Disabilities

The Digital Health Passport, already operational across 10 NHS ICB regions for asthma management, is broadening its scope to encompass epilepsy and learning disabilities. This expansion aligns with...

Press Release2024-05-08

Tiny Medical Apps Awarded Funding From SBRI Healthcare for Patient Led Asthma Inhaler Net zero Initiative (PLAIN I)

Tiny Medical Apps announced that it has received funding from SBRI Healthcare, an Accelerated Access Collaborative working with the Greener NHS programme and Health Innovation Network. The support ...

Company Update2024-05-07

World Asthma Day 2024

Today marks World Asthma Day, an annual observance dedicated to increasing awareness and supporting those managing this chronic condition to achieve improved health outcomes.

Company Update2024-04-24

Digital Health Passport App Aims to Slash Preventable Asthma Deaths with Innovative Self-Management Tools

The Digital Health Passport app represents an initiative designed to help reduce preventable asthma deaths through improved self-management capabilities. According to recent figures, the NHS-funded...

Company Update2024-02-14

Asthma Practitioners In Action

Two asthma practitioners from North East London's healthcare system—Laura King (Senior Children & Young People's Asthma Practitioner) and Jess Russell (Asthma Practitioner)—have championed the Digi...

2023

Company Update2023-12-22

Sickle Cell: Bridging the Gap in Healthcare with a Dedicated App

The Digital Health Passport team partnered with the Caribbean and African Health Network (CAHN) to develop support for children, young people, and caregivers managing sickle cell disease. Through w...

Company Update2023-12-20

Empowering Healthcare Professionals and Educators

The successful implementation of digital health technologies for chronic disease management depends heavily on educating healthcare professionals. As digital tools reshape patient care, particularl...

Announcement2023-11-30

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICB Launch the Digital Health Passport

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Integrated Care Board (ICB) has rolled out the Digital Health Passport, an app created by Tiny Medical Apps. The application targets children, young people, and thei...

Announcement2023-11-14

Humber & North Yorkshire ICB Launch the Digital Health Passport

Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) has introduced the Digital Health Passport (DHP), an application designed to assist children, young adults, and their families in managing ast...

Announcement2023-11-01

Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB Launch the Digital Health Passport

The Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board has unveiled the Digital Health Passport, a mobile application developed by Tiny Medical Apps designed to support asthma management for ch...

Announcement2023-10-17

Suffolk and North East Essex ICB Launch the Digital Health Passport

The Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) has announced the rollout of the Digital Health Passport, an app developed by Tiny Medical Apps designed to support asthma self-care for...

Announcement2023-10-12

Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB Launch the Digital Health Passport

Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board has successfully introduced the Digital Health Passport, an innovative application for asthma management. Developed by Tiny Medical Apps, this too...

Company Update2023-10-10

World Mental Health Day – 10 October 2023

Saira Arif, Product Director for the Digital Health Passport at Tiny Medical Apps, explores the unexpected connection between respiratory health and mental wellbeing. Living with asthma since child...

Company Update2023-09-07

#AskAboutAsthma Week 2023

Asthma affects millions of children and young people globally. For seven years, the #AskAboutAsthma campaign—led by NHS England's London Children and Young People's Programme team—has worked to imp...

Announcement2023-08-31

Digital Health Passport Is Being Rolled Out in NHS South East London ICB

The Digital Health Passport (DHP) has launched within the NHS South East London Integrated Care Board. The initiative was unveiled on World Asthma Day and aims to support young people managing asth...

Announcement2023-08-29

Launch of 'Moving on Asthma' Videos Gets Great Reception

The Digital Health Passport has introduced a new educational video series from Moving on Asthma, designed to help young people manage their asthma effectively. These resources provide practical gui...

Press Release2023-08-16

The Digital Health Passport for Sickle Cell Disease

An NIHR Invention for Innovation (i4i) Programme Award

Press Release2023-07-15

Digital Health Passport Awarded NHS Digital Technology Assessment Criteria (DTAC)

Tiny Medical Apps announced that the Digital Health Passport has achieved compliance with the NHS Digital Technology Assessment Criteria (DTAC). This accomplishment underscores the organization's d...

Company Update2023-06-15

Celebrating Clean Air Day

Air pollution represents a significant public health crisis in the UK, with approximately 36,000 deaths annually attributed to poor air quality. Both the World Health Organisation and UK Government...

Company Update2023-05-15

Mental Health and Asthma – Mental Health Awareness Week 2023

Mental Health Awareness Week runs from May 15-21, 2023, with this year's focus on the intersection of mental health and asthma management.

Company Update2023-05-02

World Asthma Day 2023

Today marks World Asthma Day, an annual observance dedicated to raising awareness and helping those with asthma achieve healthier lives.

Press Release2023-01-18

Tiny Medical Apps Awarded Funding From SBRI Healthcare

Tiny Medical Apps has received funding from SBRI Healthcare, an initiative by the Accelerated Access Collaborative (NHS England & NHS Improvement) working with Area Health Service Networks and Asth...

2022

Announcement2022-10-07

The Digital Health Passport helps deliver the 4 aims of the #AskAboutAsthma campaign

The #AskAboutAsthma campaign, now in its sixth year, focuses on implementing straightforward modifications to children and young people's asthma care. The initiative encourages patients, families, ...

Announcement2022-10-04

Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin ICS goes live with Digital Health Passport

The NHS Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin region has launched the latest iteration of the Digital Health Passport to address asthma management among children and adolescents. This initiative aligns with...

Press Release2022-03-16

Asthma Self Management for Children and Young People

The Digital Health Partnership Award aims to support NHS organisations in England by funding digital health technology adoption for patients managing long-term conditions.

Company Update2022-01-12

Tiny Medical Apps Featured in the DIT Playbook

Tiny Medical Apps earned recognition in The UK's Digital Health #Beyond100 Playbook, which highlights British digital health innovators addressing global healthcare challenges.

2021

Press Release2021-09-30

Beat Asthma & Tiny Medical Apps Partnership

Two organizations dedicated to respiratory health have joined forces to expand asthma resources for young people across the UK. Beat Asthma, an award-winning provider of asthma education materials,...

2020

Press Release2020-12-18

Tiny Medical Apps secures 2nd Place @ INTEROPen Care Plan Hackathon

Tiny Medical Apps (TMA) achieved second place recognition at the December 2020 INTEROPen Care Plan hackathon. The team demonstrated an innovative Personal Health Record designed specifically for el...

Press Release2020-12-17

Tiny Medical Apps Secures Innovate UK (Sustainable Innovation) Funding to Develop Patient Cloud

Tiny Medical Apps (TMA) has received funding from Innovate UK's Sustainable Innovation Fund to create a digital platform designed to provide secure access to patient records across England.

Announcement2020-09-28

Digital Health Passport Now Available on G-Cloud 12

Tiny Medical Apps has achieved certification under the Crown Commercial Service's G-Cloud 12 Procurement Framework, enabling delivery of cloud-based software solutions. This accreditation allows UK...

Company Update2020-08-23

Our Reflections on the DigitalHealth.London Accelerator Programme 2019-2020

In September 2019, Tiny Medical Apps joined the fourth cohort of the DigitalHealth.London Accelerator Programme, a scheme designed to accelerate technology adoption in London's NHS and support inno...

Press Release2020-08-11

The Digital Health Passport is Awarded to London's Dynamic Purchasing System for Health & Social Care Apps

The Digital Health Passport has received recognition from London's procurement framework. The Digital Health Passport has been awarded to the London Procurement Partnership (LPP)'s Dynamic Purchasi...

Press Release2020-08-04

The Digital Health Passport has been Awarded the ORCHA Health App Quality Mark

Tiny Medical Apps announced that the Digital Health Passport has received the ORCHA Health App Quality Mark recognition.

Company Update2020-07-14

Digital Health Passport East London Pilot Evaluation

Tiny Medical Apps was commissioned by Healthy London Partnership to create a platform enabling digital care plans, remote monitoring, educational resources for young people with chronic conditions,...

Company Update2020-05-20

Shared Asthma Plans with the Greater Manchester Local Health & Care Record

The Digital Health Passport team received an approach from the Greater Manchester Strategic Clinical Network following comprehensive research on Children & Young People's needs in the region. This ...

Company Update2020-05-20

Sheffield Children's Hospital & CYP MedTech – Allergy Plans

Sheffield Children's Hospital, in partnership with NIHR CYP MedTech, secured Evidence Generation funding to integrate the Digital Health Passport with the Yorkshire & Humber Local Health & Care Rec...

Company Update2020-03-19

Coronavirus Update

Tiny Medical Apps has implemented contingency measures during the coronavirus crisis. The company assured platform users that operations would continue as normally as possible despite pandemic chal...

2019

Company Update2019-11-05

The Digital Health Passport enters the NHS Apps Library

The Digital Health Passport, a Personal Health Record application designed for young people managing long-term conditions, has been officially accepted into the NHS Apps Library. The platform curre...

Company Update2019-09-09

Tiny Medical Apps Accepted onto Prestigious DigitalHealth.London Accelerator Programme

Tiny Medical Apps (TMA) announced its acceptance into the DigitalHealth.London Accelerator programme, which supports technology adoption across London's NHS to reduce service pressure and give pati...

Press Release2019-09-07

The Digital Health Passport Selected for Innovation & Technology Payments (ITP)

Andy Payne from NHS England's Personal Health Records Programme announced at NHS Expo 2019 that Tiny Medical Apps was selected as one of eleven companies on the 2019/20 Innovation & Technology Paym...

Announcement2019-09-01

Digital Health Passport is live in east London

The Digital Health Passport, described as "a personal health record app for teenagers with asthma," has launched at three locations in east London. The application features a digital Asthma Action ...

Press Release2019-02-07

The Digital Health Passport Gets Selected to Pilot NHS Login

Tiny Medical Apps' Digital Health Passport has been chosen as one of four services to participate in an NHS login pilot program. The other selected organizations include eConsult, Sitekit, and Helm.

2017

Press Release2017-09-21

Healthy London Partnership Teams up with Tiny Medical Apps to Help Tackle the Capital's Asthma Problem

An innovative collaboration between medical technology startup Tiny Medical Apps and Healthy London Partnership launched to reduce unnecessary hospital admissions for asthma in London. The Digital ...

Press Release2017-05-02

Tiny Medical Apps win £50k Nominet Social Tech Trust Award

Tiny Medical Apps has developed Learnable, a gamified application designed to encourage teenagers to adhere to their Personalized Asthma Action Plans. The app was among eight new social tech projec...