Sajid Javid faces ‘huge task’ on digital and data in NHS
Sajid Javid has been appointed as health secretary at a time when the use of data and technology in the NHS is at a pivotal moment.
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McKinsey pockets £600k for seven-week review into NHS tech leadership
A heavily redacted contract does not disclose details of the services required of McKinsey or the key people involved in the review.
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Dido Harding assures no risk to patient data during Excel error
Baroness Dido Harding said there was “at no time any risk to patient data”, adding that it is kept securely “in line with data protection regulations”.
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Dido Harding questioned on safety standards of using Microsoft Excel
It comes as nearly 16,000 Covid-19 cases went unreported between 25 September and 2 October, reportedly due to an error with a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.
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Dido Harding faces calls to ‘consider her position’ in Test and Trace
Dido Harding is the executive chair of NHS Test and Trace and interim chair of of the newly announced Health Protection England.
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Total cost of NHS contact-tracing app set to top £35 million
Some £25 million is expected to be spent on the new app, while £10 million was spent developing the original operating model that was abandoned in June.
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McKinsey bags £560k deciding “vision” for new NHS Test and Trace body
A recently published contract revealed McKinsey was paid £563,400 for work focused on “creating a permanent organisation” to take Test and Trace forward.
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Dido Harding appointed interim chief of new health institute
Baroness Dido Harding, who heads NHS Test and Trace, said the new institute puts the UK in the “strongest position” to stop the spread of Covid-19.
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Covid-19: New trial for England’s revamped NHS contact-tracing app
A trial for the new look NHS contact-tracing app has been launched today after NHSX abandoned its initial version in June due to technical faults.
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