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NHS Covid-19 App
16 October 2020

NHS Covid-19 App updated to fix disappearing exposure alerts

The messages were caused by default privacy notifications from Apple and Google to alert users their app is sharing contact-tracing
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15 October 2020

Digital Health Interview: Sonia Patel’s first 120 days as NHSX CIO

Sonia Patel talks to Digital Health’s Jon Hoeksma, about her first 120 days as NHSX’s CIO, including early lessons and
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15 October 2020

Dido Harding questioned on safety standards of using Microsoft Excel

It comes as nearly 16,000 Covid-19 cases went unreported between 25 September and 2 October, reportedly due to an error
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14 October 2020

ICO assessing 15 contact-tracing companies for data protection approach

A number of companies that provide contact-tracing services are being assessed for how they are “approaching their data protection responsibilities”.
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Information Governance
14 October 2020

NHSX launches online information governance portal

An online portal which provides NHS frontline staff and the public with access to national information governance (IG) guidance has
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Microsoft Teams
13 October 2020

More than 65 million Microsoft Teams messages sent since NHS rollout

Figures have revealed more than 65 million messages have been sent on Microsoft Teams since it was rolled out across
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12 October 2020

Dido Harding faces calls to ‘consider her position’ in Test and Trace

Dido Harding is the executive chair of NHS Test and Trace and interim chair of of the newly announced Health
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8 October 2020

How using Excel may have caused thousands of unreported Covid cases

The glitch was reportedly caused by an Excel spreadsheet reaching its maximum size and preventing new cases from being added
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Matt Edgar
8 October 2020

The benefits of adopting a user centred design approach

Matt Edgar, associate director of design and user research at NHS Digital, explores the benefits of adopting a user centred
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6 October 2020

NHS Providers report highlights digital transformation during Covid-19

A new report by NHS Providers says digital transformation during Covid-19 has been impressive but now needs additional investment and
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