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Opt-Out
26 March 2020

National data opt-out deadline pushed back to alleviate Covid-19 response

NHS Digital and NHSX have moved the national data opt-out compliance deadline to 30 September to allow NHS organisations to
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24 March 2020

NHS Digital asks PRSB to create national standard for social care

During the first stage PRSB will be working with different local areas across England to determine which social care situations
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20 March 2020

NHS Digital brings on security software firm to shore up NHSmail

Egress Protect will be integrated into NHSmail to offer enhanced protection and enable health practitioners to send encrypted emails to
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Coronavirus
20 March 2020

Coronavirus news round-up: Digital Health debrief

This week saw a number of important developments concerning digital responses to coronavirus. Here’s a recap of our coverage on
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19 March 2020

Clinicians told they can use WhatsApp to share data in face of Covid-19

The focus on sharing information needs to shift from “how you share it” to “what information you share and who
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18 March 2020

NHS Digital to be handed more powers to help counter Covid-19 spread

New powers are to be given to NHS Digital as to help the spread of Covid-19. This includes using data
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19 February 2020

Consultation on database of consultants launched after Paterson inquiry

The consultation sets out a series of changes to how data is recorded and managed across private and NHS care,
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Funding
17 February 2020

16 organisations share £4.5m grant to roll digital social care projects

Sixteen organisations are set to receive a share of £4.5m to enable them to roll out their local digital projects
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Cyber Protection
13 February 2020

NHS Secure Boundary – the next layer of cyber protection for the NHS

Alfie Harvey, strategic delivery lead at NHS Digital’s Data Security Centre, gives an update in how the organisation's NHS Secure
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12 February 2020

Regulatory sandbox for AI needed to test and build systems, NHSX says

The heads of 12 healthcare regulators and organisations met on January 28 to discuss the role of AI in healthcare
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