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30 April 2020

NHSX differs with Apple and Google over contact-tracing app

NHSX has chosen to take a ‘centralised’ approach to collecting data on potential Covid-19 contacts, compared to Apple and Google’s
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Matthew Gould
29 April 2020

NHSX CEO dismisses private sector involvement in contact-tracing app

Matthew Gould has said he wants to “knock on the head” any suggestion that data from the NHS contact-tracing app
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Southampton Teams
29 April 2020

University Hospital Southampton staff using Teams for Covid-19 results

Staff at University Hospital Southampton are using Microsoft Teams on their mobile phones to quickly find out who has Covid-19
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27 April 2020

NHSX sets up ethics advisory board to oversee contact-tracing app

The panel will be led by Professor Sir Jonathan Montgomery, of University College London. He was previously head of the
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27 April 2020

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
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27 April 2020

Getting mental health care right as Covid-19 forces us to go digital

Clinicians should make use of avialable tools like online CBT, video consultations and apps as the NHS adapts to a
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Funding
24 April 2020

Pitchfest finalist named successful bidder in TechForce19 challenge

Eighteen solutions were chosen from more than 1,600 innovations which applied for the TechForce19 programme. In total £500,000 was available.
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24 April 2020

Big tech companies called upon for Covid-19 testing and data processing

Amazon and Delloitte are among the companies who will help the department deliver testing kits and collate patient data on
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24 April 2020

Radiology image sharing network launched across 7 trusts in Yorkshire

The image sharing system, called Xero Exchange Network, is also available at the newly established NHS Nightingale Hospital Yorkshire and
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A graphic of the coronavirus virus
24 April 2020

Coronavirus news round-up: Digital Health debrief

From concerns surrounding privacy of contract-tracing apps to rapid deployment of mobile solutions, here’s a recap of our Covid-19 coverage.
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