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Adult Social Care
27 May 2020

Fast-track online recruitment platform for adult social care launched

A new online platform to fast-track recruitment into the adult social care sector has been launched by the UK government.
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Volunteering
26 May 2020

How the GoodSAM app has revolutionised volunteering in a crisis

The founders of the GoodSAM app explain their experiences of how the the technology has been used to help recruit
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26 May 2020

NHSX seeks remote monitoring suppliers to manage Covid-19 pressure

In a tender notice the organisation called on remote monitoring companies with “evidenced examples” of the successful use of their
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Pager
22 May 2020

NHSX looking to create framework for communication solution

NHSX is looking to create a framework for NHS Trusts to procure communication services in a bid to help phase
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Babylon 2
22 May 2020

Third NHS trust signs deal with Babylon for digital triage

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust joins two Midlands trusts in deploying the app-based service in a bid to keep unnecessary
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22 May 2020

Google and Apple release their contact-tracing software

Google and Apple have released their Covid-19 contact-tracing software which can be used by smartphones across the globe.
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Image of the NHS Contact-Tracing App
21 May 2020

NHS coronavirus contact-tracing app ‘delayed until June’

Health secretary Matt Hancock had previously said the app would be rolled out by mid-May, as had NHSX chief Matthew
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Virtual Summer Schools
21 May 2020

Digital Health Summer Schools to go virtual for 2020

The Digital Health Summer Schools have gone virtual this year, with two days of online learning, networking and collaboration expected
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20 May 2020

Centralised approach to contact-tracing app ‘based on shaky assumptions’

Privacy expert Polly Sanderson told Digital Health News there were “serious issues” associated with relying on the self-reporting of symptoms.
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20 May 2020

Three Scottish trusts trial Covid-19 contact-tracing software

The pilot will allow the trusts to test the software, which will be used by contact tracers to collect the
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