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Mobile nurses
16 June 2020

Imprivata helps patients keep in contact with family and doctors

Imprivata is providing free access to its GroundControl device which allows patients, clinicians and close relatives to interact via mobile
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15 June 2020

Microsoft 365 deal expected to save NHS hundreds of millions

The deal, struck between NHSX, NHS Digital and Microsoft, aims to improve productivity, enhance collaboration and strengthen cyber security.
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Computer Code
15 June 2020

Consortium to look into algorithms for Covid-19 pneumonia diagnosis

A team which is being led by the University of Oxford is looking to develop potential algorithms which could help
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NHS Covid-19 contact-tracing app
12 June 2020

Results of first week of test and trace are in – app is still out

The app was designed to speed up the process of contact-tracing, with epidemiologists previously warning manual contact-tracing would be too
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12 June 2020

‘Apparent failure’ of contact-tracing app hinders test and trace system

A report criticised the government’s decision to develop a centralised contact-tracing model, raising concerns about “confidentiality and security of data".
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11 June 2020

Contact-tracing app data ‘could feed into NHS Covid-19 data store’

The data protection impact assessment on the store, managed by Palantir, provides a look at how data will inform the
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Generic hospital image
11 June 2020

New technologies can help break the looming backlog in the NHS

As the NHS starts to recover from Covid, Tom Whicher, an NHS Innovation Fellow, looks into how new tech can
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Imperial Microsoft
9 June 2020

Imperial College docs using Microsoft HoloLens for Covid-19 ward rounds

Doctors at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust have been piloting the use of Microsoft HoloLens to carry out ward rounds
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Care Home
8 June 2020

Greater Manchester launches care homes Covid-19 tracker

A digital tool has been developed in Greater Manchester which helps care homes to track Covid-19 and coordinate care with
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8 June 2020

Ministry of Defence rolls out eConsult across 124 sites

Around 183,500 military personnel are set to have access to the online platform from sites based in the UK and
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