Coronavirus news round-up: Digital Health debrief
24 April 2020
From concerns surrounding privacy of contract-tracing apps to rapid deployment of mobile solutions, here’s a recap of our Covid-19 coverage.
News
Contact-tracing apps could ‘catastrophically’ hamper trust, academics warn
23 April 2020
An open letter, signed by professors from 26 countries, urges governments to evaluate potential dangers of contact-tracing apps before implementing them.
Southern Health deploys mobile capability for community nurses in 6 days
23 April 2020
Southern Health NHS FT has deployed a mobile capability for its community nurses in six days, in order to help tackle the challenges presented by Covid-19.
Imperial white paper outlines key data questions for contact-tracing tech
23 April 2020
Contact-tracing could prove useful in avoiding long-term confinement measures, the college said, but caution needs to be exercised to protect privacy.
‘Absence of evidence’ for Covid-19 contact-tracing apps, review finds
22 April 2020
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”.
New regional Digital Responses to Covid-19 series to begin with London
22 April 2020
Digital Health has added a new regional focus to its highly popular Digital Responses to Covid-19 webinars, beginning with London.
Start-ups to be protected from coronavirus storm by £1.25bn package
22 April 2020
Start-ups across the UK that are helping to drive innovation and developments will be protected by a £1.25bn government support package.
Frimley Health achieves HIMSS EMRAM Stage 6
26 June 2026
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust has become one of only seven NHS organisations in the
NHS hospitals declare critical incidents as heat causes IT failures
26 June 2026
NHS hospitals have declared critical incidents and reported failures affecting cooling systems, diagnostic equipment and
Omega 365 platform selected for Frimley hospital programme
25 June 2026
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust has selected Omega 365’s system to support its major hospital
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
25 June 2026
Today’s briefing features a rise in the use of translation services driven by high petrol
Oxford AI studies secure NIHR funding to tackle NHS waiting times
25 June 2026
Two studies have received funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research as
