COVID-19

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24 June 2020

Covid-19 tracking tool appears on smartphones – but it’s not an app

The new exposure notification settings are part of an update to the operating systems, which will enable an app to
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Kettering General Hospital
23 June 2020

Kettering using System C app to help cut Covid-19 transmission rates

Kettering has mandated the use of System C’s care co-ordination app for clinical referrals and care co-ordination to help combat
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Care Home
22 June 2020

Tech providers join forces to help get digital services into care homes

Four technology providers have launched a major campaign to help the care home sector post-Covid by using digital services to
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Data capture
19 June 2020

NHS Covid-19 data store fails to collect and analyse BAME data

The data protection impact assessment (DPIA) on the data store revealed that health information on the virus would not be
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18 June 2020

Government abandons contact-tracing app for Apple and Google’s tech

A parallel version of the NHS contact-tracing app using Apple and Google’s technology had been in the pipeline since early
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Contact-Tracing App
18 June 2020

Norway forced to backtrack on mass surveillance track and trace app

Norway has been forced to stop loading data to its national Covid-19 track and trace app after a ruling by
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18 June 2020

The importance of data in the fight against coronavirus

Jem Rashbass, director of master registries and data at NHS Digital, explores why data has been a key role in
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17 June 2020

Collection of BAME Covid-19 data ‘should be mandated’

Public Health England (PHE) has released a series of recommendations aimed at reducing the disproportionate impact of coronavirus on BAME
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Doctor on computer
17 June 2020

DrDoctor and Intouch with Health partner for digital pathways solution

The solution combines DrDoctor’s video consultation platform and Intouch’s integrated virtual clinical management suite to help trusts cope amid Covid-19.
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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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