Fast-track online recruitment platform for adult social care launched
A new online platform to fast-track recruitment into the adult social care sector has been launched by the UK government.
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How the GoodSAM app has revolutionised volunteering in a crisis
The founders of the GoodSAM app explain their experiences of how the the technology has been used to help recruit an army of volunteers for the NHS.
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NHSX seeks remote monitoring suppliers to manage Covid-19 pressure
In a tender notice the organisation called on remote monitoring companies with “evidenced examples” of the successful use of their innovation to apply.
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NHSX looking to create framework for communication solution
NHSX is looking to create a framework for NHS Trusts to procure communication services in a bid to help phase out pagers.
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Third NHS trust signs deal with Babylon for digital triage
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust joins two Midlands trusts in deploying the app-based service in a bid to keep unnecessary A&E visits down.
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Google and Apple release their contact-tracing software
Google and Apple have released their Covid-19 contact-tracing software which can be used by smartphones across the globe.
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NHS coronavirus contact-tracing app ‘delayed until June’
Health secretary Matt Hancock had previously said the app would be rolled out by mid-May, as had NHSX chief Matthew Gould.
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Digital Health Summer Schools to go virtual for 2020
The Digital Health Summer Schools have gone virtual this year, with two days of online learning, networking and collaboration expected to take place.
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Centralised approach to contact-tracing app ‘based on shaky assumptions’
Privacy expert Polly Sanderson told Digital Health News there were “serious issues” associated with relying on the self-reporting of symptoms.
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