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NHS Covid-19 App
2 June 2021

Developer of NHS Covid-19 app awarded £10m contract extension

The newly published procurement contract for the NHS Covid-19 app is valued at £10.26m and covers a period of six
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Hancock Rewired
12 March 2021

Matt Hancock to headline Digital Health Rewired 2021

The secretary for state for health and social care, Matt Hancock, has been announced as a keynote speaker for Digital
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27 November 2020

Movers and Shakers news roundup

November's movers and shakers features a new CIO at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole and a government commercial director joining the
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Digital Transformation
25 November 2020

£600K Wade-Gery digital review may be delayed

A high-level review of the digital responsibilities of different NHS agencies, led by NHS Digital's new chair, is thought to
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Hospital scene
13 November 2020

An alternative (re)view of NHS Digital and NHSX

In a column for Digital Health News under an alias, David Boyd, provides some suggestions for the upcoming Wade-Gery review
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Computer in hospital room
6 November 2020

DHSC must still learn the lessons of its failed IT programmes

DHSC and the NHS have a “long way to go" to deal with the legacy of their track record of
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29 October 2020

NHS Covid-19 App updated to improve accuracy and notifications

From today the NHS Covid-19 App will be updated to increase the accuracy of close contact notifications sent out by
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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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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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Birthday Cupcake
8 July 2020

NHSX turns one: Digital Health News looks back

As NHSX turns one, Digital Health News has looked back on what has happened since the organisation was officially launched.
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