Getting mental health care right as Covid-19 forces us to go digital

Clinicians should make use of avialable tools like online CBT, video consultations and apps as the NHS adapts to a
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Pitchfest finalist named successful bidder in TechForce19 challenge

Eighteen solutions were chosen from more than 1,600 innovations which applied for the TechForce19 programme. In total £500,000 was available.
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Big tech companies called upon for Covid-19 testing and data processing

Amazon and Delloitte are among the companies who will help the department deliver testing kits and collate patient data on
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Radiology image sharing network launched across 7 trusts in Yorkshire

The image sharing system, called Xero Exchange Network, is also available at the newly established NHS Nightingale Hospital Yorkshire and
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Contact-tracing apps could ‘catastrophically’ hamper trust, academics warn

An open letter, signed by professors from 26 countries, urges governments to evaluate potential dangers of contact-tracing apps before implementing
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Imperial white paper outlines key data questions for contact-tracing tech

Contact-tracing could prove useful in avoiding long-term confinement measures, the college said, but caution needs to be exercised to protect
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‘Absence of evidence’ for Covid-19 contact-tracing apps, review finds

Given the lack of evidence, the review warned making use of Covid-19 tracing apps mandatory would “likely fall foul of
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Digital Health Unplugged: April news team debrief (from home)

Join senior reporter Andrea Downey, editor Hannah Crouch, and editor-in-chief Jon Hoeksma as we discuss the development of contact-tracing apps.
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NHSX must be ‘upfront’ about contact-tracing app, privacy group says

The app, developed by NHSX, is currently being trialled in the North of England. Digital Health News understands it is
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Trial of machine learning tool to manage Covid-19 pressure launched

The machine learning tool is designed to help hospitals predict how many patients need an ICU bed and how many
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