Virtual wards and AI form part of £160m NHSE funding boost
Devon Integrated Care System (ICS) will use the funding to deliver virtual wards so patients can receive medical support from the comfort of their home.
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Hancock pledges £37m for new ‘data-driven initiatives’
The funding will be used to deliver better research, treatment, care and improve clinical decision making, Matt Hancock said in a speech today.
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NHS App to be used as Covid-19 passport, transport secretary confirms
Grant Shapps confirmed the app will be used a Covid-19 passport to prove vaccination status, or negative test, before going on holiday.
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Microsoft Teams and other 365 services back up and running
Microsoft Teams is used by numerous NHS organisations. In March 2020 NHS Digital rolled Microsoft Teams out across the entire NHS to support remote working.
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NHS Digital’s online Covid-19 dashboard used three million times
The tool, provided by NHS Digital, allows users to check virus cases within ten miles of their postcode, as well as statistics for positive cases.
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NHS Covid-19 app to share user’s venue check-in data
The update to the NHS Covid-19 app is due to be rolled out before venues including non-essential shops, gyms and outdoor hospitality open on 12 April.
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Palantir’s contract ‘won’t be extended without public consultation’
Foxglove and openDemocracy have announced the government “conceded” it would not offer Palantir a long-term role in the NHS without public consultation.
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NHS needs ‘smart digital foundations’ to support population health priorities
New targets in NHS England’s priorities and operational guidance set out plans to build on capabilities delivered the pandemic for better population health.
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Cheshire and Merseyside becomes regional hub for Covid-19 database
The consortium has integrated data across 13 trusts, providing researchers with access to 15 years of imaging data across 2.5 million people in the region.
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Rewired 2021: Boards delivered changes that ‘weren’t possible’ pre-Covid
Speaking on the first day of Digital Health Rewired 2021 Saffron Cordery said digital changes happened at pace, with purpose, and priority.
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