19 October 2020

Police to get access to self-isolation data from NHS Test and Trace

The Department of Health and Social Care confirmed NHS Test and Trace details would be shared with police on a
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19 October 2020

Technology ‘sometimes a barrier’ for patients and providers during Covid

The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) annual state of care report found a digital divide between providers and apprehension from staff
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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

King’s selects Healthcare Communications to enhance digital strategy

The provider will implement its patient portal and eClinic video consultation platform at King's College, aimed at increasing patient safety.
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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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13 October 2020

Doctorlink launches urgent care triage platform for A&E

Doctorlink's A&E platform aims to reduce waiting times by helping patients more quickly access the correct form of clinical care.
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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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Primary care staff are advised to leave systems switched off this morning
9 October 2020

‘Excel-gate’ highlights need for ‘quality technical capability’ in NHS

Using Microsoft Excel is not an uncommon “workaround” when managing data but organisations need to find a “more robust” way
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9 October 2020

Industry news in brief

This month’s industry round up features news Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit have launched a web-based system for primary
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