NHS Covid-19 data store fails to collect and analyse BAME data
19 June 2020
The data protection impact assessment (DPIA) on the data store revealed that health information on the virus would not be broken down by ethnicity.
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Digital Health’s coronavirus news round-up
19 June 2020
As we head well into month 3 of lockdown ā Digital Health News has rounded up all the latest Covid-19 news, including an update on the contact-tracing app.
Government abandons contact-tracing app for Apple and Google’s tech
18 June 2020
A parallel version of the NHS contact-tracing app using Apple and Googleās technology had been in the pipeline since early May.
Norway forced to backtrack on mass surveillance track and trace app
18 June 2020
Norway has been forced to stop loading data to its national Covid-19 track and trace app after a ruling by the national data privacy watchdog.
Worcester Acute Hospitals deploys digital pre-op assessments
18 June 2020
Using Intouch with Healthās Synopsis, the system aims to increase the trusts pre-operative capacity and enable patients to see the right nurse.
Collection of BAME Covid-19 data ‘should be mandated’
17 June 2020
Public Health England (PHE) has released a series of recommendations aimed at reducing the disproportionate impact of coronavirus on BAME people.
Text and telephone consultations trump video during Covid-19
17 June 2020
Text and telephone consultations proved more popular than video consultations, which providers put down to video being newer and therefore less familiar.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight adopts continuing healthcare platform
2 June 2026
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board (HIOW ICB) has gone live with the
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ā
2 June 2026
Today’s briefing features a video-on-demand interpreting service and an AI tool that can estimate a
Birmingham NHS trust to digitise over 235m patient records
2 June 2026
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and Miziac will digitise more than 235m patient record
Single patient record could cut 20,000 A&E visits a year, gov claims
1 June 2026
The government has claimed that the single patient record could prevent up to 20,000 A&E
NHS trusts lack support to manage ePMA safety risks, HSSIB says
1 June 2026
A HSSIB report has warned that NHS trusts are being left to manage digital safety
