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A woman's hands holding a smartphone
8 April 2020

ORCHA launches library of clinically approved Covid-19 health apps

Since the beginning of March 2020 more than 500 health apps have been updated to contain coronavirus-related keywords in their
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8 April 2020

Joe McDonald leaves GNCR behind for new role at Sleepstation

Joe McDonald has said he is “excited” to be taking on new role as medical director of Sleepstation as he
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Doctor on Computer
8 April 2020

PRSB publishes guidance on clinical coding for coronavirus care

It comes after NHS Digital published the UK SNOMED CT codes for Covid-19. The guidance will support central data collections
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7 April 2020

Digital Health Unplugged: Digitally managing NHS pressure

Join the panel as we discuss how digital tools can be used to manage pressure on the NHS, the importance
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7 April 2020

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
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7 April 2020

Government criticised for not collecting sex disaggregated Covid-19 data

A Coronavirus Status Checker will be used to collect informationinform the NHS's response to the virus, but it fails to
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Joined up UK map
7 April 2020

Two years since they were introduced, are we liking LHCREs?

Two years since they were launched, Gary Birks, general manager, UK and Ireland at Orion Health, reflects on England’s LHCRE
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Microsoft Teams
7 April 2020

Microsoft and NHS Digital to provide new clinical capabilities through Teams

NHS Digital plans to build on its licensing agreement for Microsoft Teams to transform NHSmail into a 'fully featured collaboration
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Doctor on computer
6 April 2020

Demand for NHS tech soars during coronavirus outbreak

Since being made available across the entire NHS to support remote working during the Covid-19 outbreak use of Teams has
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Virtual Smartcard
6 April 2020

Virtual smartcards to help give NHS staff faster access to hospital systems

A virtual smartcard and a streamlined system for physical cards which gives faster access to hospital systems has been given
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