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Archive: 2020

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6 April 2020

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
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3 April 2020

New BCS Health and Care chair talks goals and capitalising on expertise

The new chair of BCS Health and Care has spoken to Digital Health News about his future goals and where
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The Connect Health app on various mobile devices including tablet and smartphone
3 April 2020

Connect Health rolls out AI triage service for MSK patients

PhysioNow is a chatbot-based triage application designed to offer round-the-clock support and self-management for MSK patients.
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app round up
3 April 2020

Mobile health apps news in brief

This month's mobile health apps round-up features news Breast Cancer Support's end of treatment app, Becca, has been translated into
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Graphic of Patientrack reporting tool
2 April 2020

New Covid-19 assessment tool in Patientrack to help staff intervene early

An early warning technology used in NHS hospitals will now help nurses to carry out crucial assessments to help identify
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2 April 2020

New digital service ‘to allow every UK GP surgery to offer remote consults’

Nye Health, a free service that allows GPs to offer remote consultations from any device, integrates with existing systems to
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Coronavirus
2 April 2020

Neither Covid-19 nor cyber-criminals care who gets infected and suffers

With Covid-19 pushing many trusts to their limit, Davey Winder explores why the health service is still an attractive target
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A graphic of the coronavirus virus
2 April 2020

Oxford University launches Covid-19 government response tracker

The Covid-19 Government Response Tracker contains data from 73 countries and records the actions governments have taken in response to
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1 April 2020

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
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A female doctor texting on a smartphone
1 April 2020

NHS staff given free access to mental health apps amid Covid-19 outbreak

The apps, which include platforms to proactively improve mental health and sleep improvement programmes, will be freely available until December
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