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29 May 2020

Anonymous summary data on shielding patients published

Anonymous summary data on patients who have been identified as being on the Covid-19 shielded patient list (SPL) has been
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Digital Transformation
15 May 2020

NHS organisations facing “significant” digital transformation challenges

A report by the NAO has concluded that local NHS organisations are facing “significant challenges” when it comes to working
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Sarah Wilkinson named as new CEO NHS Digital
30 April 2020

NHS Digital CEO says healthcare tech is ‘here to stay’ after Covid-19

Sarah Wilkinson has said some healthcare technology which has been rolled out at scale in response to the Covid-19 outbreak
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21 April 2020

Patients now able to nominate pharmacy using the NHS App

Patients across England are now able to choose a pharmacy to have their repeat prescriptions sent to directly, via the
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20 April 2020

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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children
15 April 2020

Data on vulnerable children to be shared with school nurses

The Child Protection Information Sharing tool is being "urgently" updated to ensure school nurses and health workers have data on
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Doctor on Computer
8 April 2020

PRSB publishes guidance on clinical coding for coronavirus care

It comes after NHS Digital published the UK SNOMED CT codes for Covid-19. The guidance will support central data collections
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6 April 2020

Demand for NHS tech soars during coronavirus outbreak

Since being made available across the entire NHS to support remote working during the Covid-19 outbreak use of Teams has
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Virtual Smartcard
6 April 2020

Virtual smartcards to help give NHS staff faster access to hospital systems

A virtual smartcard and a streamlined system for physical cards which gives faster access to hospital systems has been given
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31 March 2020

NHS launches text message support service for people with Covid-19

Daily texts will be sent by the NHS to new patients who register their Covid-19 symptoms and contact details with
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