NHS partners with tech giants to develop Covid-19 data platform
The platform connects the Government and other national organisations responsible for coordinating the UK’s response to “secure, reliable and timely data”.
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Further suppliers for online primary care services during Covid-19 revealed
NHS England has confirmed the successful bidders of further lots in a confidential 48-hour tender for the immediate provision of online GP services.
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Covid-19: NHS to trial digital passports to free up staff movement
The smartphone-based passports will contain a basic set of credentials that will allow staff to be quickly deployed to different NHS sites where required.
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Exclusive: 11 suppliers chosen to provide video consults during Covid-19
Suppliers have been told they will be working with a number of CCGs, but exact regions are yet to be confirmed, Digital Health News understands.
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Coronavirus news round-up: Digital Health debrief
This week saw a number of important developments concerning digital responses to coronavirus. Here’s a recap of our coverage on Digital Health News.
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Microsoft Teams to be rolled out across NHS in response to coronavirus
The roll-out of Microsoft Teams, the software giant’s workplace collaboration platform, is expected to play a prominent role in the NHS’s response to Covid-19.
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The Plug-In: Delivering on digital health commitments
The latest edition of the Plug-In examines the progress of the ‘digital milestones’ in NHS England’s Long Term Plan, and whether they remain on track.
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GPs urged to go digital to prevent spread of coronavirus
In a letter to GPs last week NHS England urged Britain’s 7,000 GP surgeries to reduce face-to-face appoints for patients displaying symptoms of coronavirus.
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Patient data sent to global drug companies ‘may not be anonymous’
Patients whose medical information is of particular interest to international companies have already been identified, senior NHS officials claimed.
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