12 things health data has taught us about Covid-19
Data collection has played a vital role in informaing the government’s response to the virus – Health Data Research tells us what we’ve learned.
AI and Analytics
Investigation launched after IT error misses thousands of Covid-19 cases
A statement from Public Health England confirmed some 15,841 cases between 25 September and 2 October were left out of daily figures.
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‘Major questions unanswered’ about effectiveness of NHS Covid-19 App
The Health Foundation has raised concerns about the lack of published evidence from the NHS Covid-19 App’s pilots, which it says could risk public trust.
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Equity, access, and service design: Video collaboration to deliver patient care, anytime, anywhere
Video conferencing in healthcare has become more prevalent than ever in 2020. But for Visionable this is just the beginning of what video-based collaboration can achieve. The NHS technology partner is helping to deliver equitable access to services for patients. It is helping health and care organisations to redesign services, pathways, and workflow.
Clinical Software
NHS Covid-19 app ‘more privacy-centric than original model’
Five months on and a government U-turn to a decentalised operating model, Professor Eerke Boiten said the revamped app is more privacy friendly.
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Black Country Pathology Services pushes through with lab info go-live
Black Country Pathology Services has gone live with a laboratory information system despite coronavirus threatening to “turn everything upside down’.
Clinical Software 1
Care homes to receive thousands of iPads to tackle loneliness
The Department of Health and Social Care will provide up to 11,000 iPads to care homes to reduce the risk of Covid-19 from people visiting homes.
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Trials of the NHS Covid-19 App ‘not a waste of time’
Wolfgang Emmerich, founder of Zühlke Engineering, said “I don’t think it [the trial] was wasted” and provided valuable insights for the NHS Covid-19 App.
News
NHS Covid-19 app downloaded 10 million times since launch
Some six million people downloaded the NHS Covid-19 app on the first day it was launched, the Department of Health and Social Care said.
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North Bristol NHS Trust fast-tracks digital tools roll out during Covid-19
North Bristol NHS Trust has fast-tracked the roll out of a series of digital tools to clinicians to help in their response to Covid-19.
Clinical Software