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.
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Cabinet minister owned £90,000 shares in Faculty at time of NHSX contract
The minister, who had cross-government responsibilities for supporting procurement related to Covid-19, had declared his interests Faculty.
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NHS Test and Trace suffers another round of ‘huge’ IT issues
Leaked emails confirmed the “huge IT” issues in the NHS Test and Trace system relating to outbreaks at hospitals and care homes.
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Palantir ‘could be drafted in to help boost Test and Trace’
The government has reportedly held talks with data analytics company Palantir to help boost the Test and Trace programme.
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Technology ‘sometimes a barrier’ for patients and providers during Covid
The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) annual state of care report found a digital divide between providers and apprehension from staff about using technology.
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‘Major questions unanswered’ about effectiveness of NHS Covid-19 App
The Health Foundation has raised concerns about the lack of published evidence from the NHS Covid-19 App’s pilots, which it says could risk public trust.
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NHS Covid-19 app ‘more privacy-centric than original model’
Five months on and a government U-turn to a decentalised operating model, Professor Eerke Boiten said the revamped app is more privacy friendly.
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Trials of the NHS Covid-19 App ‘not a waste of time’
Wolfgang Emmerich, founder of Zühlke Engineering, said “I don’t think it [the trial] was wasted” and provided valuable insights for the NHS Covid-19 App.
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