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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7 October 2020

Kent Community goes live with Servelec’s Rio electronic patient record

The Sevelec Rio electronic patient record went live across the trust’s children’s services over the summer as part of a
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6 October 2020

Digital Health Unplugged: October news team debrief with special guests

Special guests James Reed and Dermot O'Riordan join our editorial team to discuss the launch of the NHS Covid-19 App
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Data capture
6 October 2020

12 things health data has taught us about Covid-19

Data collection has played a vital role in informaing the government’s response to the virus - Health Data Research tells
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Covid-19 test
5 October 2020

Investigation launched after IT error misses thousands of Covid-19 cases

A statement from Public Health England confirmed some 15,841 cases between 25 September and 2 October were left out of
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NHS Covid-19 App
5 October 2020

‘Major questions unanswered’ about effectiveness of NHS Covid-19 App

The Health Foundation has raised concerns about the lack of published evidence from the NHS Covid-19 App's pilots, which it
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5 October 2020

The Walton Centre renews contract with Silverlink software

The 17-year relationship was renewed to enable The Walton Centre to continue to build neurophysiology modules that work for its
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Diversity
2 October 2020

Poor datasets risks ‘health data poverty’ in new technologies, experts warn

Researchers have said technology has the potential to reinforce healthcare inequalities if it is not informed by representative data.
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30 September 2020

NHS Covid-19 app ‘more privacy-centric than original model’

Five months on and a government U-turn to a decentalised operating model, Professor Eerke Boiten said the revamped app is
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a care worker makes a house call to a senior client at her home
30 September 2020

Care homes to receive thousands of iPads to tackle loneliness

The Department of Health and Social Care will provide up to 11,000 iPads to care homes to reduce the risk
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