Data from NHS contact-tracing app ‘to be kept for research purposes’
NHSX has always maintain that data would be deleted if a user chose to remove the app, but a spokesperson has confirmed some will be retained for research.
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NHSX has always maintain that data would be deleted if a user chose to remove the app, but a spokesperson has confirmed some will be retained for research.
A dedicated app for the adult social care workforce in England has been launched to support staff during the coronavirus pandemic.
BridgeHead Software has launched a public cloud solution, which runs on Microsoft Azure, for its Independent Clinical Archive (ICA) system, HealthStore.
The UKās National Cyber Security Centre and the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency have spotted large-scale āpassword-sprayingā campaigns.
Dr Ian Levy acknowledged thereās a reidentification risk with tracing technologies but said the NHS app doesnāt collect enough data to endanger privacy.
Modules from an analytical command centre set up at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay have been adopted across seven London NHS trusts.
As the NHS contact-tracing app is rolled out across the Isle of Wight this week, Digital Health News is asking for readerās opinions on the technology.Ā

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