Exclusive: 11 suppliers chosen to provide video consults during Covid-19
Suppliers have been told they will be working with a number of CCGs, but exact regions are yet to be confirmed, Digital Health News understands.
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National data opt-out deadline pushed back to alleviate Covid-19 response
NHS Digital and NHSX have moved the national data opt-out compliance deadline to 30 September to allow NHS organisations to focus on the Covid-19 outbreak.
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Babylon Health launches Covid-19 care assistant in UK
Patients can use the service to check symptoms, get advice on Covid-19 and can be referred to a GP or hospital if they are suspected of having coronavirus.
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GoodSAM app being used to recruit NHS volunteers
The GoodSAMÂ 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
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.
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Frimley Park Hospital installs new ‘deep learning’ CT scanners
Called AiCE, the AI algorithm can deliver quicker, more reliable and higher-quality image reconstructions from patient CT scans.
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NHS Digital asks PRSB to create national standard for social care
During the first stage PRSB will be working with different local areas across England to determine which social care situations require national standards.
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Digital Health Unplugged: March news team debrief
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.
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PatientSource offers ‘lite’ EPR software for coronavirus-hit hospitals
The slimmed-down version of the PatientSource EPR features a cloud-based electronic observation module complete adapted for Covid-19 patients.
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Covid-19: Video consults require ‘major changes to a complex system’
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.
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