Getting mental health care right as Covid-19 forces us to go digital
Clinicians should make use of avialable tools like online CBT, video consultations and apps as the NHS adapts to a digital-first approach, practioners said.
Digital Patient
Pitchfest finalist named successful bidder in TechForce19 challenge
Eighteen solutions were chosen from more than 1,600 innovations which applied for the TechForce19 programme. In total £500,000 was available.
News
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.
AI and Analytics
Radiology image sharing network launched across 7 trusts in Yorkshire
The image sharing system, called Xero Exchange Network, is also available at the newly established NHS Nightingale Hospital Yorkshire and the Humber.
Clinical Software
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.
AI and Analytics
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.
News 1
‘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”.
AI and Analytics 1
Digital Health Unplugged: April news team debrief (from home)
Join senior reporter Andrea Downey, editor Hannah Crouch, and editor-in-chief Jon Hoeksma as we discuss the development of contact-tracing apps.
News
NHSX must be ‘upfront’ about contact-tracing app, privacy group says
The app, developed by NHSX, is currently being trialled in the North of England. Digital Health News understands it is using Bluetooth to trace symptoms.
News 1
Trial of machine learning tool to manage Covid-19 pressure launched
The machine learning tool is designed to help hospitals predict how many patients need an ICU bed and how many require ventilators.
AI and Analytics