Baroness Dido Harding appointed to lead NHS Covid-19 app
Harding has been appointed to lead the programme of testing and tracing as part of the government’s response, which includes the NHS Covid-19 app.
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Data from NHS contact-tracing app ‘to be kept for research purposes’
NHSX has always maintain that data would be deleted if a user chose to remove the app, but a spokesperson has confirmed some will be retained for research.
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Adult social care app launched in England to support staff
A dedicated app for the adult social care workforce in England has been launched to support staff during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Cyber experts warn of malicious campaigns targeting Covid-19 response
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre and the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency have spotted large-scale ‘password-spraying’ campaigns.
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Privacy risks of contact-tracing app exist ‘in theory’, cyber expert says
Dr Ian Levy acknowledged there’s a reidentification risk with tracing technologies but said the NHS app doesn’t collect enough data to endanger privacy.
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POLL: Digital Health wants your views on the NHS contact-tracing app
As the NHS contact-tracing app is rolled out across the Isle of Wight this week, Digital Health News is asking for reader’s opinions on the technology.
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Digital Health Unplugged: Data and accountability in the NHS
Join the panel as they discuss concerns around using patient data to trace corornavirus and the steps the NHS needs to take to ensure privacy.
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Covid-19: NHS contact-tracing app launched in Isle of Wight
The contact-tracing app will form part of the next phase of the governments test and trace approach to help stop the spread of coronavirus.
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Advanced helping self-isolating clinicians take NHS 111 calls from home
Advanced has helped clinicians in self isolation to continue to take NHS 111 calls after it extended its patient management system, Adastra.
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UK Biobank collating Covid-19 data for future research purposes
The team, led by chief executive Sir Rory Collins, will develop a resource for 15,000 approved researchers from 85 countries using datasets provided by PHE.
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