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6 May 2020

Privacy risks of contact-tracing app exist ‘in theory’, cyber expert says

Dr Ian Levy acknowledged there’s a reidentification risk with tracing technologies but said the NHS app doesn’t collect enough data
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NHS Covid-19 contact-tracing app
5 May 2020

POLL: Digital Health wants your views on the NHS contact-tracing app

As the NHS contact-tracing app is rolled out across the Isle of Wight this week, Digital Health News is asking
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5 May 2020

Digital Health Unplugged: Data and accountability in the NHS

Join the panel as they discuss concerns around using patient data to trace corornavirus and the steps the NHS needs
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4 May 2020

Covid-19: NHS contact-tracing app launched in Isle of Wight

The contact-tracing app will form part of the next phase of the governments test and trace approach to help stop
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Isolation advice
4 May 2020

Advanced helping self-isolating clinicians take NHS 111 calls from home

Advanced has helped clinicians in self isolation to continue to take NHS 111 calls after it extended its patient management
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3 May 2020

UK Biobank collating Covid-19 data for future research purposes

The team, led by chief executive Sir Rory Collins, will develop a resource for 15,000 approved researchers from 85 countries
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1 May 2020

GCHQ granted powers over NHS IT systems during Covid-19 outbreak

GCHQ was granted additional powers by Matt Hancock, allowing them to request anything “relating to the security of any network
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1 May 2020

Covid-19: BAME data must not become ‘hot potato too difficult to confront’

The Shuri Network called for a “stronger focus” from leaders to address inequalities following anaylsis that revealed disproportionate BAME deaths.
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Contact-Tracing App
1 May 2020

Privacy measures need to be in place if contact-tracing apps are to work

Those making Covid-19 tracing apps need to have the right privacy measures in place if they are to convince the
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Sarah Wilkinson named as new CEO NHS Digital
30 April 2020

NHS Digital CEO says healthcare tech is ‘here to stay’ after Covid-19

Sarah Wilkinson has said some healthcare technology which has been rolled out at scale in response to the Covid-19 outbreak
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