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NHS Covid-19 contact-tracing app launched in England and Wales

After months of uncertainty the NHS contact-tracing app has today launched in England and Wales, allow users to check their
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Total cost of NHS contact-tracing app set to top £35 million

Some £25 million is expected to be spent on the new app, while £10 million was spent developing the original
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Diversity and inclusion must be ‘at the core’ of NHSX and digital leadership

Speaking at Connect 2020 Sonia Patel said diversity had to be at the core of the service offered to patients
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Government announces £50m diagnostic products under National AI Lab

A range of AI tools that can accurately analyse breast cancer screening scans and assess emergency stroke patients will be
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NHS seeks supplier to continue Palantir’s work on Covid-19 data store

The platform is currently run by Palantir, which in July had it's contract extended four months. The procurement process for
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Covid-19 tracing tool to be built into phones, Apple and Google announce

The new exposure notification system will replace the need for users to install contact-tracing apps developed by public health bodies.
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Industry news in brief

This month’s industry round-up features news NHS Digital is rolling out electronic notifications from community pharmacies.
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Quicker access to a contact-tracing app would ‘bolster’ Test and Trace

Privacy expert Polly Sanderson said the Test and Trace system would likely operate better with an “integrated” technological solution.
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Covid-19: New trial for England’s revamped NHS contact-tracing app

A trial for the new look NHS contact-tracing app has been launched today after NHSX abandoned its initial version in
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Is the NHS’ digital transformation at risk?

The coronavirus pandemic has seen a surge in virtual GP vists, Rory Tanner explores why not all tech has lived
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