Covid-19 vaccination data made available for research
English and Welsh Covid-19 vaccination data is now available upon request through the Health Data Research Innovation Gateway.
AI and Analytics
NHSX chief met Palantir to discuss data deals months before Covid-19
Emails released to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism show Matthew Gould had “a very positive meeting” with the Palantir in October 2019.
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Rewired keynote named most influential person in data and analytics
Ming Tang, who is NHS England’s managing director of data and analytics, led a 300-strong team of data analysts in the UK’s fight against coronavirus.
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Government announces plans to reform NHS for more joined up care
The NHS reform will “modernise the legal framework” to make the health system “fit for the future”, according to a government statement.
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Poor data flows ‘throttled’ timely response to Covid-19
Parliament’s Science and Technology Committee labelled the speed at which public health data was first made available “unacceptable”.
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Palantir awarded £23m deal to continue work on NHS Covid-19 Data Store
The contract began on 12 December and confirms Palantir’s continued work in the NHS Covid-19 Data Store until December 2022.
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Private data contracts risk ‘undermining core values of NHS’
The director of tech justice firm Foxglove Legal has warned the “creeping privatisation of data assets” risks losing patient trust in the NHS.
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New Data Strategy to capitalise on ‘good practice’ during Covid-19
The data strategy will build on work such as the NHS Covid-19 Data Store with the aim to reduce red tape around data and information governance.
AI and Analytics
MHRA seeks input on using EHR data to inform clinical trials
The MHRA is asking stakeholders to help shape new guidance that outlines how greater use of real-world data in clinical trials improve treatments.
AI and Analytics
ICO assessing 15 contact-tracing companies for data protection approach
A number of companies that provide contact-tracing services are being assessed for how they are “approaching their data protection responsibilities”.
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