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25 May 2021

NHS Scotland and Microsoft develop QR code contract tracing system

NHS Scotland and Microsoft have developed an app and QR code function to streamline contact tracing as Covid restrictions continue
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24 May 2021

More than one million people download NHS App for Covid-19 passport

The NHS App now has 4.8 million registered users, of which 1.3m are new users since it was announced it
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13 May 2021

Virtual wards and AI form part of Ā£160m NHSE funding boost

Devon Integrated Care System (ICS) will use the funding to deliver virtual wards so patients can receive medical support from
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13 May 2021

What is the Covid-19 passport? Your questions answered

The government has announced Covid-19 passports will be used from May 17, but what are they, how will they work
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12 May 2021

NHS Digital announces new primary care data collection service

The data collection service provide access toā€Ænear-real-timeā€Ædata from GP practicesā€Æfor planning and research purposes, NHS Digital confirmed.
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11 May 2021

NHS England to ‘substantially’ widen digital staff passport programme

A prior information notice revealed NHS England and Improvement are looking to expand the digital staff passport programme ā€œas soon
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11 May 2021

Electronic repeat dispensing code saves GPs more than 90,000 hours

When the pandemic hit more GPs were relying on electronic repeat dispensing services to provide patients with up to 12
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10 May 2021

Government ‘must explain how Covid-19 passports will be used’

Professor Eerke Boiten, a professor in cyber security, told Digital Health News that ā€œtoo littleā€ is known about how Covid-19
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10 May 2021

Patient Access launches Covid-19 passport feature

Users of Patient Access who have requested their medical record from their GP can now find a Covid-19 vaccination status
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7 May 2021

NHS App to be used as Covid-19 passport from May 17

Announcing the countries that will be on the UKā€™s ā€˜greenā€™ travel list the transport secretary said the app would be
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