Matt Hancock

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7 April 2020

Timeline: What happened with the NHS Covid-19 app

Digital Health's senior reporter, Andrea Downey, takes a look at the NHS Covid-19 app, what went wrong during development and
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7 April 2020

Government criticised for not collecting sex disaggregated Covid-19 data

A Coronavirus Status Checker will be used to collect informationinform the NHS's response to the virus, but it fails to
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23 March 2020

NHSX tech funding to support people in isolation from coronavirus

£500,000 has been made available to companies who can quickly deploy digital tools to support people most affected by self-isolation
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Markus Bolton
25 February 2020

What does ‘levelling up’ mean for health and social care?

With a Budget due, Markus Bolton, joint CEO of System C & Graphnet, looks into the government's 'levelling up' agenda
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Parliament and Health Tech conference - Hancock
13 February 2020

Hancock survives latest cabinet reshuffle and remains health secretary

Matt Hancock will remain as health secretary after Boris Johnson carried out a cabinet reshuffle which also saw the chancellor,
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Parliament and Health Tech conference - Hancock
30 January 2020

Matt Hancock reiterates need to digitally up-skill NHS workforce

Hancock said he had directed NHSX to ensure the Digital Ready Workforce Programme was “seriously stepped up in scope and
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Health Tech Alliance Conf
29 January 2020

Driving innovation a key theme at Parliament and Health Tech conference

Representatives from technology companies, NHS organisations and accelerators heard from expert panels about the future of health tech at the
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Hands cradling a glowing brain
28 January 2020

£140m AI award to fast-track innovation launched by health secretary

Companies are being invited to bid for a share of £140million to launch their AI innovation across the health service
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28 January 2020

‘Buck stops’ with Matt Hancock to ‘encourage culture of innovation’

More needs to be done to encourage innovation within the NHS ensure widespread early patient access to technology, a Medical
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