UK Biobank collating Covid-19 data for future research purposes
The team, led by chief executive Sir Rory Collins, will develop a resource for 15,000 approved researchers from 85 countries using datasets provided by PHE.
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Covid-19: BAME data must not become ‘hot potato too difficult to confront’
The Shuri Network called for a “stronger focus” from leaders to address inequalities following anaylsis that revealed disproportionate BAME deaths.
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NHSX differs with Apple and Google over contact-tracing app
NHSX has chosen to take a ‘centralised’ approach to collecting data on potential Covid-19 contacts, compared to Apple and Google’s ‘decentralised’ approach.
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NHSX CEO dismisses private sector involvement in contact-tracing app
Matthew Gould has said he wants to “knock on the head” any suggestion that data from the NHS contact-tracing app will be shared with the private sector.
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NHSX sets up ethics advisory board to oversee contact-tracing app
The panel will be led by Professor Sir Jonathan Montgomery, of University College London. He was previously head of the Nuffield Council on bioethics.
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Failure of NHS to share Covid-19 data ‘exasperating’, council chief says
Councils are struggling to access lists of “shielded” patients despite Cabinet Office rules stating they should have access, a council chief says.
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Big tech companies called upon for Covid-19 testing and data processing
Amazon and Delloitte are among the companies who will help the department deliver testing kits and collate patient data on Covid-19.
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Contact-tracing apps could ‘catastrophically’ hamper trust, academics warn
An open letter, signed by professors from 26 countries, urges governments to evaluate potential dangers of contact-tracing apps before implementing them.
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Imperial white paper outlines key data questions for contact-tracing tech
Contact-tracing could prove useful in avoiding long-term confinement measures, the college said, but caution needs to be exercised to protect privacy.
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‘Absence of evidence’ for Covid-19 contact-tracing apps, review finds
Given the lack of evidence, the review warned making use of Covid-19 tracing apps mandatory would “likely fall foul of the human rights standards”.
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