Collection of BAME Covid-19 data ‘should be mandated’
Public Health England (PHE) has released a series of recommendations aimed at reducing the disproportionate impact of coronavirus on BAME people.
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Text and telephone consultations trump video during Covid-19
Text and telephone consultations proved more popular than video consultations, which providers put down to video being newer and therefore less familiar.
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DrDoctor and Intouch with Health partner for digital pathways solution
The solution combines DrDoctor’s video consultation platform and Intouch’s integrated virtual clinical management suite to help trusts cope amid Covid-19.
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Digital Health Unplugged: June news team debrief
Join senior reporter Andrea Downey, editor Hannah Crouch and editor-in-chief Jon Hoeksma as they discuss the NAO report into digital services England’s NHS.
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Microsoft 365 deal expected to save NHS hundreds of millions
The deal, struck between NHSX, NHS Digital and Microsoft, aims to improve productivity, enhance collaboration and strengthen cyber security.
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Results of first week of test and trace are in – app is still out
The app was designed to speed up the process of contact-tracing, with epidemiologists previously warning manual contact-tracing would be too slow.
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‘Apparent failure’ of contact-tracing app hinders test and trace system
A report criticised the government’s decision to develop a centralised contact-tracing model, raising concerns about “confidentiality and security of data”.
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Industry news in brief
Our monthly industry round-up is back, this time featuring news Locums Nest has partnered with Rotageek to improve NHS rostering.
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Contact-tracing app data ‘could feed into NHS Covid-19 data store’
The data protection impact assessment on the store, managed by Palantir, provides a look at how data will inform the response to the pandemic.
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Cyber security framework launched to bolster trusts’ safety
The Cyber Security Services Framework provides access to 25 suppliers specialising in managing cyber risks, recovering from attacks and cyber consultancy.
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