Failure of NHS to share Covid-19 data ‘exasperating’, council chief says
Councils are struggling to access lists of “shielded” patients despite Cabinet Office rules stating they should have access, a council chief says.
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Councils are struggling to access lists of “shielded” patients despite Cabinet Office rules stating they should have access, a council chief says.
Amazon and Delloitte are among the companies who will help the department deliver testing kits and collate patient data on Covid-19.
An open letter, signed by professors from 26 countries, urges governments to evaluate potential dangers of contact-tracing apps before implementing them.
Contact-tracing could prove useful in avoiding long-term confinement measures, the college said, but caution needs to be exercised to protect privacy.
Given the lack of evidence, the review warned making use of Covid-19 tracing apps mandatory would “likely fall foul of the human rights standards”.
UK start-up Medopad has announced it is rebranding to Huma and acquired two UK AI and wearable technology businesses, BioBeats and TLT.