No account is required to use the app but users can sign up if they want to receive updates or news related to various conditions. Take a look at the slideshow below for a brief overview of these different functions. We found the app really simple to use: it’s possible to search across the content in 3 different ways: by body part/area, by symptoms or by condition. That said, when using the app for the first time users are required to acknowledge that they should not follow any treatment advice unless it has been endorsed by a doctor and there are frequent reminders through the topic summaries that use of the app in no way replaces professional medical advice. These evidence-based summaries are produced by doctors and pharmacists and accredited by NICE which should provide the user with peace of mind that the guidance is safe and reliable. The information in the app has been translated into patient-friendly language and is based on NICE commissioned Clinical Knowledge Summaries. Instead the focus is on delivering reliable guidance and advice on managing known conditions and offers advice on when to seek medical advice. The creators of the app have sought to move away from the ‘diagnostic’ element of other online symptom checkers and users will find no diagnosis guidance within the app. Prodigy Patient is a medical app that offers advice and guidance on over 350 of the most common illnesses and conditions. The creators have launched the app in response to web-based symptom checkers, but with no web version they may be limiting their audience.
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