Digital Health Unplugged: Technology in care homes
Join us as we take a look at the use of technology in care homes during the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond as we move towards a digital-ready service.
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Ensure support for digital based patient-initiated follow ups, experts say
Graham Kendall, director of the Digital Healthcare Council, said evidence “overwhelmingly” suggests patients actively involved in their care do better.
Digital Patient
Extra funding needed to support digital mental health services, report finds
The £2.3 billion for mental health funding announced in the NHS Long Term Plan is no longer enough to sustain mental health services, a report has found.
Digital Patient
Dido Harding appointed interim chief of new health institute
Baroness Dido Harding, who heads NHS Test and Trace, said the new institute puts the UK in the “strongest position” to stop the spread of Covid-19.
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Applications now open for Digital Pioneer Fellowship to grow innovation
The 12-month Digital Pioneer Fellowship aims to support innovators employed by the health service to design and lead transformation projects.
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Government seeks new national data guardian to oversee NHS
The data guardian is expected to act as an independent champion for patients and the public, ensuring people’s information is kept securely.
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New IT purchasing framework ‘could save NHS £75million’
The Digital Workplace Solutions Framework aims to help the NHS and public sector organisations procure cost-effective IT solutions.
Clinical Software 1
Mobile health apps news in brief
This month’s mobile apps round-up features news about a trial of the revamped NHS contact-tracing app and NHS Tayside launching an app for IBS.
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Covid-19: New trial for England’s revamped NHS contact-tracing app
A trial for the new look NHS contact-tracing app has been launched today after NHSX abandoned its initial version in June due to technical faults.
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Consortium of NHS trusts signs deal with Sectra for diagnostic imaging
Millions of images will be accessible through the Sectra’s vendor neutral archive (VNA) system, freeing up resource and equipment from trusts.
Clinical Software