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A doctors speaks with a patient in a GP pratice
8 June 2021

GP Data for Planning and Research implementation date moved to Sept

The implementation date for General Practice Data for Planning and Research (GPDPR) service has been moved to 1 September 2021.
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GP at desk
7 June 2021

BMA and RCGP issue joint letter to NHS Digital over GPDPR programme

The pair have issued a joint letter to NHS Digital to express concerns about the General Practice Data for Planning
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GP uses computer
4 June 2021

Calls to pause new GP data collection service gather speed

A doctor-led campaign group and a Conservative MP have joined calls to pause the proposed General Practice Data for Planning
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GP sitting at a computer
1 June 2021

How GP data is saving lives

Richard Alcock, director of primary care technology at NHS Digital explores how GP data is saving lives ahead of the
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27 May 2021

New data collection service could ‘destroy’ patient trust

Concerns have been raised about a new data collection service which claims to give researchers faster access to pseudonymised patient information.
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14 May 2021

NHS Digital denies conflict of interest over Accenture contracts

Two board members, who both previously worked for Accenture, were members of NHS Digital’s board when the organisation spent £33
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12 May 2021

NHS Digital announces new primary care data collection service

The data collection service provide access to near-real-time data from GP practices for planning and research purposes, NHS Digital confirmed.
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6 May 2021

NHS Digital revising Covid vaccine booking site after ‘users info leaked’

The National Data Guardian confirmed to Digital Health it had been contacted by people concerned about the “way that the
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Contract Sign
30 April 2021

Digital Health’s monthly roundup of contracts and go lives

Our next roundup of contracts and go lives in the world of digital health features news from Guy’s and St
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Simon Bolton
29 April 2021

Simon Bolton to replace Sarah Wilkinson as interim chief of NHS Digital

In March Sarah Wilkinson announced she was stepping down as chief executive of NHS Digital. She said it had been
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