‘Bridging the GApp’:
An exploration of App development in the healthcare sector
Beth Lloyd
Senior Lecturer Technologies in Education
School of Education, FHSCE
Project Overview
• Apps to help clinical
professionals improve patient
safety
• Opioid App at Prototype stage,
starting beta testing shortly
• First of many Apps in the
pipeline
Current Status
• Clinical governance now in place
• Apple developers’ account for in house distribution
• Beta testing with palliative care team to begin shortly
• A series of other apps in the pipeline – hospital at night,
handover, oncology apps for specific tumor types
(Royce, 1970)
(Nunes, 2008)
Issues and Resolutions
• Description of the issue
• How was it resolved?
• What and how did it impact the project?o Time
o Cost
o Other
Looking Ahead
• When is the next milestone?
• What are the expected
deliverables?
• Known risks and issueso What is the investigation timeline for
these issues?
• What are the immediate next
steps?
