Digital responses to Covid-19

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14 September 2020

Scotland launches UKs second Covid-19 contact-tracing app

The Protect Scotland app is designed as an “extra tool” to support the manual contact-tracing already in place under NHS
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11 September 2020

NHS Covid-19 contact-tracing app to be launched in England and Wales

The contact-tracing app offers QR code check-in capability, allows users to book a free test and has an isolation countdown
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27 August 2020

Quicker access to a contact-tracing app would ‘bolster’ Test and Trace

Privacy expert Polly Sanderson said the Test and Trace system would likely operate better with an “integrated” technological solution.
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25 August 2020

Newham trial of contact-tracing app a ‘step in the right direction’

Shuri Network co-founder, Dr Shera Chok, said it was “not clear” why a trial of the app in an ethnically
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25 August 2020

Ensure support for digital based patient-initiated follow ups, experts say

Graham Kendall, director of the Digital Healthcare Council, said evidence “overwhelmingly” suggests patients actively involved in their care do better.
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12 August 2020

NHS bosses to develop digital pathways that ‘increase inclusion’

In new guidance issued by NHS England leaders told to review who is using new 111, primary, outpatient and mental
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24 July 2020

Digital Health Virtual Summer School attendees share their highlights

The Digital Health News team has rounded up all the best reaction and highlights that our attendees have shared about
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