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22 September 2021

NHS App ‘storing facial recognition data with private tech company’

Biometric verification company iProov was awarded a contract by NHS Digital in 2019 to manage user identity on the NHS
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17 September 2021

Exclusive: First of its kind strategy to ‘mainstream’ digital clinical safety

The Digital Clinical Safety Strategy aims to help the NHS provide a safer service when using digital technology, through training
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7 September 2021

Digital Health Unplugged: A chat with Simon Bolton

Host Andrea Downey spoke to the interim CEO of NHS Digital about his goals for the organisation, building back after
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North Tees GDE award
6 September 2021

North Tees and Hartlepool receives GDE digital leader award

North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust has been recognised by the Global Digital Exemplar programme and accredited as a
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11 August 2021

Tributes paid to NHS Digital’s ‘simply wonderful’ deputy CEO

NHS Digital has paid tribute to its deputy CEO and chief information security officer, Pete Rose, who sadly passed away
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4 August 2021

Which? study reveals half of British adults are unaware of GPDPR

Nearly half of British adults are unaware of the General Practice Data for Planning and Research (GPDPR) programme, according to
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Diversity
28 July 2021

NHS Digital pledges to increase staff diversity by 2025

NHS Digital employs around 3,500 people across England. It is aiming for 19% of its staff to be black, Asian
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27 July 2021

NHS Digital gives patients easier access to who uses their data

The Data Uses Register, which makes it easier for patients to see which organisations access data, has been launched by
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16 July 2021

Virtual Summer School 2021: Digital NHS chiefs say they are here to help

We’re here to help and not get it your way – that was the message from the interim CEO of
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