How one NHS trust moved to virtual outpatient appointments
Martin Sadler, CIO at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals writes about how the trust moved 90% of outpatient appointments to telephone and video.
Feature
NHS Test and Trace suffers another round of ‘huge’ IT issues
Leaked emails confirmed the “huge IT” issues in the NHS Test and Trace system relating to outbreaks at hospitals and care homes.
News
Palantir ‘could be drafted in to help boost Test and Trace’
The government has reportedly held talks with data analytics company Palantir to help boost the Test and Trace programme.
News
Hull University Teaching Hospitals deploys DXC Technology’s Clinical Aide
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has deployed a cloud-based app from DXC Technology which improves mobile access to health records.
Clinical Software
NHS withstands hundreds of cyber crime incidents relating to Covid-19
More than 160 “high-risk and critical vulnerabilities” were shared with NHS trusts to raise awareness of cyber threats in the past year.
Cyber Security
NHS Covid-19 app compatible across Scotland along with others
The NHS Covid-19 App is now compatible with contact-tracing apps across Scotland, Northern Ireland, Jersey and Gibraltar.
Digital Patient
Working remotely during the Covid-19 pandemic? Keep I.T confidential
NHS Digital’s head of security operations lead, Steve Fenwick, has some advice for health and care staff on how to stay cyber secure while working from home.
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NHS Covid-19 App error ‘left thousands unaware they need to isolate’
The NHS Covid-19 App was set at the wrong sensitivity meaning users were not sent self-isolation alerts after they came into contact with infected people.
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New analytics application launched on EMIS-X platform
A new application has been launched on the EMIS-X platform in a bid to provide quicker access to insights of large health datasets.
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