Healthcare panic buttons and nurse-call duress. Care that can't wait for a screen.

When seconds matter, a wearable button beats an app. We put a simple, screenless help button in the hand of every nurse, carer and patient. One push, and the alert goes straight into the nurse-call, PERS and communication systems you already run.

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A white Flic Duo with SOS and cancel buttons, held up in a hospital corridor as a wearable nurse-call alternative.

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Staff duress: a panic button for nurses and carers

Violence against healthcare staff keeps climbing, and lone clinicians are the most exposed. A wearable button gives every nurse and carer a quiet way to call for help. No phone to unlock, no screen to hunt for.

Staff Duress

A safety alert that reaches every shift.

Clip a Flic to a lanyard, wear it on a wristband, or pin it to a uniform. One push sends a silent alert to a colleague, the security desk, or your existing alarm platform, and nobody nearby has to see it happen.

verified One push for a silent alert, or hold and double-push for different severity levels
verified Made for lone clinicians, home visits, A&E, mental-health and elderly-care wards
verified Small enough to wear, with nothing for an aggressor to spot
verified White-label app for alarm-receiving-centre operators

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A person pushing a small wearable Flic safety button worn on the body.

Patient call and alerts, without a screen

Give patients and residents a dependable way to call for help, one that doesn't rely on a screen, an app, or good eyesight.

Patient Call

A push the patient can reach.

Set one button to mean "call a nurse", "I need help", or anything you choose. The push arrives as a clear alert in your call system or staff app, and you can set it up differently for each ward, room or resident.

verified A big, tactile button that elderly and low-vision users can find by feel
verified Set up per ward, room or resident
verified Three-year battery on a replaceable CR2032, so there is no nightly charging
verified Plugs into your existing call-bell platform through the API

A clinical environment with a Flic device at the bedside.

Integrates with your existing nurse-call, PERS and communication systems

Keep what you already have. You decide how to roll it out, and a button push can trigger your nurse-call platform, PERS provider, BMS, or staff messaging through an open API and MQTT.

Integration

Two paths in: the app, or the screenless hub.

Want to pilot quickly? Run it through the Flic app on a device you already own. Need a phone-free setup? The Flic Hub gateway handles fixed sites, large numbers of buttons, and places where staff don't carry phones. Either way, it connects to your existing nurse-call, PERS and communication stacks, on-premise or in the cloud.

verified The Flic app on an existing device: no extra hardware, quickest to pilot
verified The Flic Hub gateway: screenless and phone-free, ideal for fixed sites and lots of buttons
verified Open API and MQTT for connecting to existing systems
verified White-label hardware and companion app

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A Flic Hub gateway, the phone-free way to route button alerts into existing systems.

A flexible alternative to traditional PERS

Where a classic personal emergency response pendant ties you to one provider and one purpose, Flic is a simple wireless button you can point at your own systems. Use it for patient call, staff duress and a manual push for help, and route it wherever you already work.

Fall response and elderly care

In care homes and assisted living, you can run resident call buttons and staff duress on the same platform. That is one system covering "I've fallen", "I need help", and "staff under threat".

Elderly Care

A help button that works without the phone.

A smartphone alarm makes you unlock the phone, find the app, then trigger it. Flic skips all of that: one push fires the alert even when the phone is locked. And because every button is managed from Device Manager, you can set them up, keep an eye on them, and update them from one place.

verified One push, with no app to open
verified Wear it on a lanyard, clip, or wristband
verified Works even when the phone is locked
verified Set up and monitor every button from Device Manager

Read the Vox Me elderly-care story

An older user pushing a small Flic emergency button.

How it works

Push, route, act.

1

Push

Someone pushes a Flic, worn on a lanyard or wristband, or mounted on the wall.
2

Route

The push travels over the open API or MQTT, either through the Flic app on an existing device or, for a phone-free setup, the Flic Hub gateway.
3

Act

Your nurse-call, PERS, security or messaging system responds. Either way, it all stays managed from one place as you scale.

Why screenless wins

Why screenless wins in healthcare.

A phone-based alarm

Unlock, find the app, then tap, all under stress
Battery anxiety and app updates that can break
A screen to see, hold and keep clean
Assumes a confident, sighted, technical user

A screenless Flic push

One push, faster than unlock-find-tap
Dedicated hardware, multi-year battery, nothing to break
Wipeable, wearable, nothing on display
Usable by elderly, low-vision and non-technical users

FAQ

Healthcare panic button FAQ

Can the panic button integrate with our existing nurse-call system?

Yes. Use the Flic app on an existing device, or go screenless with the Flic Hub gateway. Either way, the open API and MQTT let a button push trigger your existing nurse-call, PERS or communication platform without replacing it.

Do staff need to carry a phone?

Not necessarily. With the Flic Hub gateway the buttons send alerts on their own, so no phone is required. Prefer to use devices you already have? The Flic app works too. You pick whatever fits your facility.

Is the button wearable and discreet?

Yes. Wear it on a lanyard, wristband, or clip. A silent push raises the alert with nothing for an aggressor to see.

How fast is the alert?

A single push fires immediately. How quickly it reaches its destination depends on your integration.

Can we brand it as our own?

Yes. Both the hardware and the companion app can be white-labelled for alarm-receiving-centre (ARC) operators and partners.

Customer Stories

Vox Me

An elderly-care app that uses Flic for screen-free help. The team built it on the Flic SDK, and CEO Bruno Musa called it a "straightforward integration".

Read the Vox Me story