Centralised approach to contact-tracing app ‘based on shaky assumptions’
Privacy expert Polly Sanderson told Digital Health News there were “serious issues” associated with relying on the self-reporting of symptoms.
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Draft bills calls for greater assurance of privacy in contact-tracing app
If the bill becomes law, government would be required to set up an independent contact-tracing app Privacy Tzar to monitor its use and deal with complaints.
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Government ‘cannot rely on contact-tracing app to ease lockdown’
It is “critical” that capacity for contact-tracing is advanced for “further stages of managing the epidemic”, according to a government committee.
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Data from NHS contact-tracing app ‘to be kept for research purposes’
NHSX has always maintain that data would be deleted if a user chose to remove the app, but a spokesperson has confirmed some will be retained for research.
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NHSX CEO dismisses private sector involvement in contact-tracing app
Matthew Gould has said he wants to “knock on the head” any suggestion that data from the NHS contact-tracing app will be shared with the private sector.
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Timeline: What happened with the NHS Covid-19 app
Digital Health’s senior reporter, Andrea Downey, takes a look at the NHS Covid-19 app, what went wrong during development and updates since its launch.
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NHSX CEO confirms Aspirants will be announced in waves
Matthew Gould has told delegates at Digital Health Rewired that members of the Digital Aspirant programme will be announced in waves between now and 2024.
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Baroness Nicola Blackwood steps down as Minister of Innovation
Nicola Blackwood, the minister responsible for innovation and technology in the health sector has stepped down to “pursue new ventures”.
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NHSX responds to Networks’ letter to get CCIOs and CIOs on trust boards
Matthew Gould and Dr Simon Eccles, CEO and deputy CEO of NHSX, confirmed two new roles would be created to strengthen digital transformation.
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Regulatory sandbox for AI needed to test and build systems, NHSX says
The heads of 12 healthcare regulators and organisations met on January 28 to discuss the role of AI in healthcare and how to proceed with its delivery.
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