Data strategy for health and care to be published this week
The draft strategy is expected to promote technology including robotic process automation, artificial intelligence, and access to medical records.
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Babylon goes public in the US – and secures investment from Palantir
Babylon has entered into a $4.2bn (£2.9bn) merger with Alkuri Global. US big data company Palantir has also taken a strategic stake in the company.
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NHS England extends accuRx’s contract for free video consultations
NHS England has extended accuRx’s contract to offer free services to GPs, sparking concern from the Digital Healthcare Council.
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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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NHSX chief met Palantir to discuss data deals months before Covid-19
Emails released to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism show Matthew Gould had “a very positive meeting” with the Palantir in October 2019.
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Poor data flows ‘throttled’ timely response to Covid-19
Parliament’s Science and Technology Committee labelled the speed at which public health data was first made available “unacceptable”.
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Palantir awarded £23m deal to continue work on NHS Covid-19 Data Store
The contract began on 12 December and confirms Palantir’s continued work in the NHS Covid-19 Data Store until December 2022.
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Private data contracts risk ‘undermining core values of NHS’
The director of tech justice firm Foxglove Legal has warned the “creeping privatisation of data assets” risks losing patient trust in the NHS.
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New Data Strategy to capitalise on ‘good practice’ during Covid-19
The data strategy will build on work such as the NHS Covid-19 Data Store with the aim to reduce red tape around data and information governance.
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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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