Covid-19: NHS to trial digital passports to free up staff movement
The smartphone-based passports will contain a basic set of credentials that will allow staff to be quickly deployed to different NHS sites where required.
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Strike while the iron is hot: why we need to go further on digital health
Graham Kendall, director of the Digital Healthcare Council, explores why there is much more to be done with regards to healthcare IT in light of Covid-19.
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Rachel Dunscombe to lead on Visionable platform strategy as CTO
The former Salford Royal CIO joins Visionable at a pivotal moment for the video consultation market, as it scrambles to respond to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Summer Schools July 2020 dates moved to September
The dates of Digital Health Summer Schools 2020 have been moved and are to be replaced with new online Virtual Summer School.
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Digital Health Networks discuss digital responses to Covid-19
A total of 442 members of the networks tuned into a special webinar around digital responses to Covid-19, which featured Dr Simon Eccles, CCIO for NHSX.
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National data opt-out deadline pushed back to alleviate Covid-19 response
NHS Digital and NHSX have moved the national data opt-out compliance deadline to 30 September to allow NHS organisations to focus on the Covid-19 outbreak.
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Babylon Health launches Covid-19 care assistant in UK
Patients can use the service to check symptoms, get advice on Covid-19 and can be referred to a GP or hospital if they are suspected of having coronavirus.
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GoodSAM app being used to recruit NHS volunteers
The GoodSAM app is being used to help recruit around a quarter of a million volunteers to support the NHS during the coronavirus outbreak.
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King’s College London launches Covid-19 symptom reporting app
King’s College London has launched an app that will allow people to report symptoms of Covid-19 and researchers to track the progression of the virus.
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PatientSource offers ‘lite’ EPR software for coronavirus-hit hospitals
The slimmed-down version of the PatientSource EPR features a cloud-based electronic observation module complete adapted for Covid-19 patients.
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