Welsh data breach exposes information of Covid-19 patients
Public Health Wales has confirmed a data breach which involved the personally identifiable data of Welsh residents who have tested positive for Covid-19.
Cyber Security
NHS Highland looks to tech to help reduce Covid-19 spread in care homes
NHS Highland is looking to deploy tech in care homes which aims to help reduce the spread of Covid-19 by deciding whether visitors and staff can enter.
AI and Analytics
Digital immunity passports part of government’s plans to ramp up testing
Under the plans digital immunity passports will be used to allow people who have tested negative for the virus to return to work and travel.
Digital Patient
Scotland launches UKs second Covid-19 contact-tracing app
The Protect Scotland app is designed as an “extra tool” to support the manual contact-tracing already in place under NHS Scotland’s Test and Protect system.
News 18
NHS Covid-19 contact-tracing app to be launched in England and Wales
The contact-tracing app offers QR code check-in capability, allows users to book a free test and has an isolation countdown timer.
News 10
Kettering General Hospital goes live with System C’s Patient Flow software
Kettering General Hospital has gone live with a new real-time clinical system which aims to help better manage patient journeys through the hospital.
Clinical Software
Gould reveals lessons learned during development of contact-tracing app
Speaking at London Tech Week on 8 September Matthew Gould said NHSX “did what it was set up to do” during the development of the contact-tracing app.
News
Digital boards and the path to sustainable NHS transformation
Digital representation on NHS boards is something which many IT leaders have campaigned for and Paul Richards explores why it is important.
Feature
Elderly and vulnerable kept connected during Covid-19 via specialist tech
Over 3,000 elderly and vulnerable people have been connected to their families during Covid-19 via specially adapted tablets.
Digital Patient
NHS seeks supplier to continue Palantir’s work on Covid-19 data store
The platform is currently run by Palantir, which in July had it’s contract extended four months. The procurement process for suppliers began on 1 September.
AI and Analytics