Gould reveals lessons learned during development of contact-tracing app
Speaking at London Tech Week on 8 September Matthew Gould said NHSX “did what it was set up to do” during the development of the contact-tracing app.
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Newham trial of contact-tracing app a ‘step in the right direction’
Shuri Network co-founder, Dr Shera Chok, said it was “not clear” why a trial of the app in an ethnically diverse area was not done from the start.
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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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Mobile health apps news in brief
This month’s mobile apps round-up features news about a trial of the revamped NHS contact-tracing app and NHS Tayside launching an app for IBS.
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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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Is the NHS’ digital transformation at risk?
The coronavirus pandemic has seen a surge in virtual GP vists, Rory Tanner explores why not all tech has lived up to its expectations.
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An app for the next pandemic
As the government is advised to improve its Test and Trace Programme, Dr Philip Scott, from BCS, explores how we can prepare for the next pandemic.
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Experts react to government’s U-turn on contact-tracing app
Industry leaders said the government should ensure ethics and privacy are “correct by design” in its new contact-tracing app.
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More than two thirds of readers agree with contact-tracing app U-turn
More than two thirds of Digital Health readers have said they agreed with the government’s U-turn on the NHS contact-tracing app.
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Digital Health Unplugged: Contact-tracing app U-turn
Join senior reporter Andrea Downey, editor Hannah Crouch, and editor-in-chief Jon Hoeksma as they look at the reasons behind the U-turn.
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