Government looks to digital ‘ID cards’ to enable easier access to services
Number 10 revealed on Tuesday it plans to “update existing laws on identity checking to enable digital identity to be used as widely as possible”.
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Avoiding the bungee cord ‘bounce back’ for the health and care system
With many healthtech solutions being delivered within weeks during coronavirus, Indi Singh, looks into how the bungee cord “bounce back” could be avoided.
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Covid-19 tracing tool to be built into phones, Apple and Google announce
The new exposure notification system will replace the need for users to install contact-tracing apps developed by public health bodies.
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Time to deliver ‘business better than usual’ with Covid-19 tech gains
Covid-19 has resulted in a tech culture change and Rich Corbridge argues this new agility for a digitised health environment needs to be built on.
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Alder Hey uses HoloLens for greater collaboration during Covid-19
The Heart Centre at Alder Hey currently uses HoloLens 2 to support clinicians in acute care scenarios, allowing users to share information more easily.
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Quicker access to a contact-tracing app would ‘bolster’ Test and Trace
Privacy expert Polly Sanderson said the Test and Trace system would likely operate better with an “integrated” technological solution.
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Newham trial of contact-tracing app a ‘step in the right direction’
Shuri Network co-founder, Dr Shera Chok, said it was “not clear” why a trial of the app in an ethnically diverse area was not done from the start.
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Digital Health Unplugged: Technology in care homes
Join us as we take a look at the use of technology in care homes during the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond as we move towards a digital-ready service.
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Ensure support for digital based patient-initiated follow ups, experts say
Graham Kendall, director of the Digital Healthcare Council, said evidence “overwhelmingly” suggests patients actively involved in their care do better.
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Extra funding needed to support digital mental health services, report finds
The £2.3 billion for mental health funding announced in the NHS Long Term Plan is no longer enough to sustain mental health services, a report has found.
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