Student Health App (UK)
Your students are arriving with higher levels of anxiety, lower health literacy, and less family support than any previous generation.
The Student Health App gives UK universities and colleges one trusted, clinically reviewed resource to put in every student's hands – free, private, and available whenever they need it.
Available free on the Apple App Store and Google Play. No account required.
The gap no university can fully close.
Many of your students are managing their own health for the first time – without a familiar GP, a parent to call, or any idea where to start.
When something doesn't feel right, they don't know whether to call a GP, go to A&E, or wait it out. So they search online or use AI. And what they find is often confusing, alarming, or simply wrong.
That health confusion doesn't just cause anxiety. It leads to missed opportunities for early support, avoidable escalation, and demand landing on services that are already stretched.
You see the consequences every day.
You're responsible for thousands of students – and the system wasn't built for this.
Your wellbeing teams are skilled, committed, and under sustained pressure. Demand keeps rising. Waiting times grow. And the moments students most need support – late at night, over weekends, during exam periods – are precisely the moments your services can't reach them.
No institution can be there for every student, at every moment. But you can make sure something trusted is.
Earlier, clearer support doesn't just help students – it eases pressure on already stretched teams.
One trusted resource — for every student, from day one.
The Student Health App gives every student one reliable place to turn when something doesn't feel right – written by doctors, co-created with students, and designed for the realities of university life.
You can share it with confidence across your whole institution – through induction, your website, student communications, and everyday signposting – knowing it will reinforce your messages, reduce health confusion, and support students at the moments your teams can't be there.
Free for students and institutions. No contracts, no set-up, no personal data collection.
What students find inside.
Inside the app, students can:
- Understand what's happening to them – with plain-English explanations of common health and wellbeing concerns
- Manage issues safely and confidently – with practical self-care guidance they can act on straight away
- Know when to seek help and where to go, whether that's their GP, a helpline, or urgent care
- Find local support – signposted to university services, NHS provision, and trusted charities
Everything is written to be easy to return to – especially during stressful periods, when concentration is low and anxiety is high.
The app is not a replacement for clinical care. It sits alongside your existing services – reinforcing your messages, reducing health confusion, and supporting students between appointments and at moments your teams can't be there.
Built to the standards you'd expect.
The Student Health App has been independently assessed and meets recognised quality and safety standards, including:
- PIF TICK certified
- ORCHA assessed
- NHS DTAC compliant
It was co-created with the University of Bristol Students' Health Service and a diverse range of students – and continues to be developed in collaboration with universities, clinicians, and sector partners.
- "We recommend that higher education institutions advertise the Student Health App and encourage its use."
Higher Education Policy Institute – The Invisible Problem- "There's never been a more crucial time for students to have access to reliable, safe, relevant health information. They shouldn't leave home without it."
Dr Dominique Thompson, National Student Health Expert and Past President, Student Health Association
For more details on how we develop and quality-assure our content, visit our Quality Assurance and Editorial pages – both open in a new tab.
Make it feel like yours.
If you want to go further, you can localise the Student Health App for your institution – adding a branded home page and a directory of your own services, pathways, and support.
It's a simple, low-cost way to make trusted guidance feel local and connected to everything you already offer – without the cost or complexity of building something new.
Launching autumn 2026 – get involved early.
The Student Health App is being fully relaunched for the 2026 Autumn term – rebuilt from the ground up, with updated content, improved design, and new opportunities for institutions to shape how it works for their students.
Want to know more first? Find out how our free apps work and how to localise this app for your organisation – both open in a new tab.
If you'd like to be involved in the relaunch, explore localisation, or simply find out more, now is a great time to talk.