GoodSAM app being used to recruit NHS volunteers
25 March 2020
The GoodSAMĀ app is being used to help recruit around a quarter of a million volunteers to support the NHS during the coronavirus outbreak.
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King’s College London launches Covid-19 symptom reporting app
25 March 2020
King’s College London has launched an app that will allow people to report symptoms of Covid-19 and researchers to track the progression of the virus.
Frimley Park Hospital installs new ‘deep learning’ CT scanners
25 March 2020
Called AiCE, the AI algorithm can deliver quicker, more reliable and higher-quality image reconstructions from patient CT scans.
NHS Digital asks PRSB to create national standard for social care
24 March 2020
During the first stage PRSB will be working with different local areas across England to determine which social care situations require national standards.
Digital Health Unplugged: March news team debrief
24 March 2020
Join our news team as we discuss the biggest stories of the month on Digital Health Unplugged. This month we look at coronavirus and the Digital Aspirants.
PatientSource offers ‘lite’ EPR software for coronavirus-hit hospitals
24 March 2020
The slimmed-down version of the PatientSource EPR features a cloud-based electronic observation module complete adapted for Covid-19 patients.
Covid-19: Video consults require ‘major changes to a complex system’
23 March 2020
Strategic leads at both a national and local level will be required to deploy video systems in the face of coronavirus, researchers wrote in the BMJ.
NHSBT study to use AI and genomic data for blood matching
8 June 2026
An NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) study will evaluate an algorithm designed to improve blood
North Ayrshire selects Totalmobile platform to modernise care visits
5 June 2026
North Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) will implement Totalmobile’s digital platform to improve
Data guardian seeks clarification on Palantir patient data access
5 June 2026
The National Data Guardian has asked NHSE to explain how Palantir staff gained access to
Movers and Shakers news roundup
5 June 2026
This Movers and Shakers roundup includes health secretary Wes Streeting’s resignation and the appointment of
NHSEās Dermot Ryan confirmed for Summer Schools 2026
4 June 2026
Dermot Ryan, director of digital transformation at NHS England, has been announced as the latest
