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22 July 2020

Covid-19 tests now being automatically sent to GP systems

GP systems are now being automatically sent Covid-19 test results giving doctors visibility of which of their patients have had
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Online video consultation
21 July 2020

Fast and furious tech adoption could break NHS services

Covid-19 has accelerated the NHS technology agenda – including a sharp rise in video consultations, but we now need to
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Doctor on computer
20 July 2020

Norfolk and Norwich deploy automated Covid-19 staff risk assessor

Developed by intelligent automation company Rainbird, the system provides staff with a digital one-to-one automated report.
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20 July 2020

Digital contact-tracing system supports Wales’ Test, Trace and Protect

The all-Wales system allows people who have tested positive for the virus to input the contact details of close contacts
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A graphic of a human brain with wires
17 July 2020

NHS signs new four-month contract with private tech firm Palantir

The NHS has renewed its partnership with private technology company, Palantir, for another four months for work on the Covid-19
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16 July 2020

Superdrug partners with My Online Therapy for mental health services

It comes as a survey revealed 65% of Superdrug customers were concerned about their mental health during the Covid-19 lockdown.
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Isle of Wight
16 July 2020

Safeguarding skin cancer services during Covid-19 using teledermatology

Dr Amy Poyner, a GP on the Isle of Wight, highlights how using teledermatology has ensured referrals continue as normal
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15 July 2020

Boots offers cancer patients free online video pharmacy consultations

Those living with cancer who may have had treated paused or delayed are being offered access to online video pharmacy
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Ian Bailey
14 July 2020

In the vanguard of the Covid-19 tech revolution

Ian Bailey, district nurse and senior clinical director at EMIS Health looks at how nurses have embraced technology during the
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Mobile nurses
10 July 2020

Hancock says health service has seen tech uptake ‘like never before’

The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has said the Covid-19 pandemic has seen an updake of technology
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