NHS App to be used as Covid-19 passport from May 17
Announcing the countries that will be on the UK’s ‘green’ travel list the transport secretary said the app would be used as a Covid-19 passport from 17 May.
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Industry news in brief
Our latest industry news round-up features news that a data tracker for lung health is improving understanding of respiratory conditions.
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NHS Digital revising Covid vaccine booking site after ‘users info leaked’
The National Data Guardian confirmed to Digital Health it had been contacted by people concerned about the “way that the coronavirus booking website works”.
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NHSE rolls out 3D heart scan to diagnose patients five times faster
HeartFlow turns regular heart CT scans into a 3D image to allow clinicians to diagnose life-threating coronary heart disease in 20 minutes.
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Matthew Swindells takes on new role as advisor for Written Medicine
Matthew Swindells, former deputy chief executive of NHS England, will advise the company on strategy, growth and product development.
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Digital Health Unplugged: Tech and leadership in social care
The latest Digital Health Unplugged is now live. In this episode we take a look at digital technology and leadership in social care.
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Coordinate My Care integrates with NHS National Record Locator
The move sees the 72,000 Londoners with existing Coordinate My Care (CMC) urgent care plans connected to all urgent care services across England.
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Simon Bolton to replace Sarah Wilkinson as interim chief of NHS Digital
In March Sarah Wilkinson announced she was stepping down as chief executive of NHS Digital. She said it had been a “privilege” to work for the organisation.
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Hancock pledges £37m for new ‘data-driven initiatives’
The funding will be used to deliver better research, treatment, care and improve clinical decision making, Matt Hancock said in a speech today.
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Leeds Teaching Hospital goes live with imaging solution from Agfa
Agfa HealthCare’s Enterprise Imagine solution provides a platform with clinical tools, reporting and a workflow engine to support better collaboration.
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