Data

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Diversity
2 October 2020

Poor datasets risks ‘health data poverty’ in new technologies, experts warn

Researchers have said technology has the potential to reinforce healthcare inequalities if it is not informed by representative data.
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23 September 2020

Could better connecting of data lead to a cure for Covid-19?

Doctor Alexander Jarasch explores why scientists need to look for new approaches in combating major diseases - especially in the
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22 September 2020

Digital Health Unplugged: Power of data in a pandemic

Our expert panel look at why access to data is important and whether the pandemic has permanently changed the country's
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Consultant Connect
17 September 2020

Consultant Connect data reveals usage has soared during Covid-19

Data from Consultant Connect has revealed the company saw usage of its products soared by as much as 380% during
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4 September 2020

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
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6 August 2020

UKRI offers £5m for research into Covid-19 impact on BAME people

The funding is for ideas that address the vulnerability of BAME groups to Covid-19, or emerging social economic and cultural
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29 June 2020

Contact-tracing app U-turn ‘shouldn’t distract from wider data concerns’

Professor Eerke Boiten raised concerns about the companies with “strong political connections” that have access to the data.
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18 June 2020

The importance of data in the fight against coronavirus

Jem Rashbass, director of master registries and data at NHS Digital, explores why data has been a key role in
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Mustafa Suleyman Deepmind
5 June 2020

NHSX denies conflict of interest over DeepMind founder’s advisory role

Mustafa Suleyman was approached by NHSX to help the organisation explore how best to collect patient data, including the use
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1 May 2020

Covid-19: BAME data must not become ‘hot potato too difficult to confront’

The Shuri Network called for a “stronger focus” from leaders to address inequalities following anaylsis that revealed disproportionate BAME deaths.
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