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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The importance of healthtech partnerships during a pandemic
During lockdown, Rachel Murphy and Richard Corbridge have come together to discuss how partnerships have been used in the fight against coronavirus.
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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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Three Scottish trusts trial Covid-19 contact-tracing software
The pilot will allow the trusts to test the software, which will be used by contact tracers to collect the information they need digitally.
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Technology: How social care can emerge from the Covid-19 crisis
When the care sector emerges from the battle with Covid-19, Jonathan Papworth, sees an opportunity to build a new technology-enabled delivery model.
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Seven NHS trusts using video calling platform for virtual visits
Seven NHS Trusts are using technology developed by WiFi SPARK in to help connect hospital patients with their loved ones during the coronavirus outbreak.
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Draft bills calls for greater assurance of privacy in contact-tracing app
If the bill becomes law, government would be required to set up an independent contact-tracing app Privacy Tzar to monitor its use and deal with complaints.
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