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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‘Privacy central’ – what our readers think of the NHS Covid-19 app
The NHS Covid-19 app went live today with an easy to use design that includes local risk levels. Here’s what our readers had to say about it.
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‘A customisable approach’ – how contact-tracing apps differ in the UK
Scotland and Ireland chose to go their own way, working with software developers NearForm to develop their contact-tracing app – but what’s the difference?
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NHS Covid-19 contact-tracing app launched in England and Wales
After months of uncertainty the NHS contact-tracing app has today launched in England and Wales, allow users to check their symptoms and book a test.
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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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Trials of NHS contact-tracing app ‘very encouraging’
Managing director of the app Simon Thompson said trials were ‘encouraging’ but did not provide figures on the number of people who had downloaded it.
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