Imprivata helps patients keep in contact with family and doctors
Imprivata is providing free access to its GroundControl device which allows patients, clinicians and close relatives to interact via mobile devices.
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Microsoft 365 deal expected to save NHS hundreds of millions
The deal, struck between NHSX, NHS Digital and Microsoft, aims to improve productivity, enhance collaboration and strengthen cyber security.
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Consortium to look into algorithms for Covid-19 pneumonia diagnosis
A team which is being led by the University of Oxford is looking to develop potential algorithms which could help diagnose Covid-19 pneumonia.
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Results of first week of test and trace are in – app is still out
The app was designed to speed up the process of contact-tracing, with epidemiologists previously warning manual contact-tracing would be too slow.
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‘Apparent failure’ of contact-tracing app hinders test and trace system
A report criticised the government’s decision to develop a centralised contact-tracing model, raising concerns about “confidentiality and security of data”.
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Contact-tracing app data ‘could feed into NHS Covid-19 data store’
The data protection impact assessment on the store, managed by Palantir, provides a look at how data will inform the response to the pandemic.
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New technologies can help break the looming backlog in the NHS
As the NHS starts to recover from Covid, Tom Whicher, an NHS Innovation Fellow, looks into how new tech can help with the looming backlog.
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Imperial College docs using Microsoft HoloLens for Covid-19 ward rounds
Doctors at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust have been piloting the use of Microsoft HoloLens to carry out ward rounds for patients with coronavirus.
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Greater Manchester launches care homes Covid-19 tracker
A digital tool has been developed in Greater Manchester which helps care homes to track Covid-19 and coordinate care with GP practices and others.
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Ministry of Defence rolls out eConsult across 124 sites
Around 183,500 military personnel are set to have access to the online platform from sites based in the UK and across the globe.
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