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Healthcare and NHS IT
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June 29, 2020
29
Jun'20
UKCloud signs MoU with CCS to provide public sector with discounted cloud pricing
Public sector-focused IaaS firm UKCloud has become the latest supplier to sign a discounted pricing deal with the UK government
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June 25, 2020
25
Jun'20
NHSX seeks evolution of digital transformation capabilities
New approaches and team structures could be tested as a result of learnings from the work around Covid-19
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June 22, 2020
22
Jun'20
Care Quality Commission to discuss concerns over Paula Vennells’ NHS role
Healthcare regulator will be discussing concerns about former NHS boss chairing an NHS trust at an upcoming meeting
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June 18, 2020
18
Jun'20
Survey finds 30% of people let down by public-sector tech during pandemic
ThoughtWorks research highlights problems around remote schooling, local government and GP services
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June 18, 2020
18
Jun'20
Kent and Medway CCG deploys digital Covid-19 dashboard
Dashboard gives NHS staff information on ventilator bed usage, available personal protective equipment and the number of staff infected by Covid-19
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June 17, 2020
17
Jun'20
Amnesty identifies most privacy-invasive Covid-19 contact-tracing apps
Bahrain’s ‘BeAware Bahrain’, Kuwait’s ‘Shlonik’ and Norway’s ‘Smittestopp’ are the most privacy-invasive contact-tracing apps, reveals Amnesty International study
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June 16, 2020
16
Jun'20
NHS Digital seeks suppliers for Covid-19 testing service
The NHS Digital tender aims to find a partner to handle the development, delivery and running of the coronavirus testing service
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June 15, 2020
15
Jun'20
NHS signs countrywide deal with Microsoft
‘Landmark’ IT deal will see NHS organisations in England get access to all Microsoft 365 services, including Teams and Office 365, and strengthen cyber security measures
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June 12, 2020
12
Jun'20
Hospital uses thermal surveillance cameras to protect patients against second wave of Covid-19
A North Midlands NHS trust claims to be the first NHS trust to deploy thermal surveillance cameras to protect patients and staff against the coronavirus
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June 12, 2020
12
Jun'20
NHS email service users ensnared in phishing attack
More than 100 accounts on the NHSmail service were affected by attack, but health service says no patient data was accessed
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June 12, 2020
12
Jun'20
UK to boost data science efforts in citizen services
Government Digital Service launches Data Labs to enhance services with tools such as artificial intelligence and natural language processing
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June 11, 2020
11
Jun'20
Tech firms respond to Nordic government calls
Nordic firms are working with tech suppliers to help them get back up and running after Covid-19
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June 11, 2020
11
Jun'20
Government lays out future trade plan for UK tech
Measures aim to create jobs and increase technology exports, as well as encouraging international investments into the UK
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June 11, 2020
11
Jun'20
North Staffordshire NHS trust rolls out mental health platform for young people
Digital portal enables young people to self-refer to local mental health services, giving them easier access to support and reducing waiting times
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June 11, 2020
11
Jun'20
NHS England launches online tools for diabetes
People with type 1 or type 2 diabetes will have access to three new online services to help manage their condition at home
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June 10, 2020
10
Jun'20
UK tech professionals feel impact of lockdown easing
Mental health concerns increase, with a possible negative effect on the quality of work, as companies get ready to return to the office, study shows
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June 10, 2020
10
Jun'20
CogX 2020: Matt Hancock on tech during Covid-19
Health secretary Matt Hancock says technology companies have been vital in dealing with the pandemic, and praises UK for testing more people “than almost anywhere in the world.”
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June 10, 2020
10
Jun'20
CogX 2020: Rethinking technological innovation
Innovation processes and relationships must be fundamentally restructured to bring in more stakeholders, and spread the benefits of technological change as far as possible
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June 10, 2020
10
Jun'20
Virtual GP practice accidentally exposes patient video calls
A small number of users of Babylon’s GP at Hand service were briefly able to view other patients’ video GP consultations thanks to a bug in a new software feature
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June 10, 2020
10
Jun'20
6G, European internet, censorship: EU Parliament sets out vision for digital services
Research outlines trends for the coming decade and an action plan with some controversial recommendations to inform the decisions of policymakers around the upcoming Digital Services Act
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June 09, 2020
09
Jun'20
Covid-19 global co-ordination is off the mark, Tony Blair tells CogX
Former UK prime minister, now head of a global institute that advises governments, tells CogX attendees that global co-ordination to combat Covid-19 is far from where it needs to be
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June 09, 2020
09
Jun'20
Government publishes artificial intelligence procurement guidance
A document has been published outlining the challenges for public sector buyers as well as best practices on procuring AI technology
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June 08, 2020
08
Jun'20
Cystic fibrosis and Covid-19 patients get tech to monitor condition at home
NHS at Home programme sees cystic fibrosis patients given home spirometers and coronavirus patients given oximeters, together with an app, to monitor their condition from home and share information with clinicians
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June 05, 2020
05
Jun'20
NHS Covid-19 datastore contracts published under pressure from privacy groups
The government has published the contracts with Palantir, Faculty, Microsoft and Google for the controversial NHS datastore ahead of court proceedings initiated by civil liberties organisation OpenDemocracy
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June 05, 2020
05
Jun'20
Businesses develop apps quickly to manage disruption of Covid-19
Healthcare companies, insurers, government agencies and big tech companies have used technology from Pegasystems to develop apps to manage the disruption caused by coronavirus
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June 05, 2020
05
Jun'20
London Tech Week to go ahead through Zoom
London Tech week will go ahead next week, with the tech industry attending through Zoom
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June 04, 2020
04
Jun'20
Dutch organisations invest heavily in compliance – but in vain
Despite the fact that companies in the Netherlands have invested heavily to comply with GDPR legislation introduced two years ago, 90% of them are still discovering fundamental weaknesses in their IT environment
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June 04, 2020
04
Jun'20
OVHcloud brings healthcare-focused private cloud offering to UK market
French infrastructure-as-a-service provider OVHcloud is making its sector-specific portfolio of private cloud and bare metal services available to UK-based healthcare providers
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June 03, 2020
03
Jun'20
Security procurement framework goes live for NHS and public sector
Cyber Security Services Framework, developed by NHS Shared Business Services, has formally launched
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June 03, 2020
03
Jun'20
How Teams and Office 365 connect NHS staff during the lockdown
NHS’s AGEM Commissioning Support Unit has migrated from on-premise SharePoint to Office 365 and is now using Teams
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June 02, 2020
02
Jun'20
Covid-19 pandemic accelerates work on NHS App
The coronavirus health crisis has sped up work to integrate online consultations in the NHS App, exceeding roll-out targets and driving uptake
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June 01, 2020
01
Jun'20
Employees must be consulted on technologies monitoring the return to work
Experts say the workforce must be ‘in the room’ and given a meaningful say about technologies introduced to monitor their return to work following the Covid-19 pandemic
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June 01, 2020
01
Jun'20
How Saudi Arabia is using cloud to navigate the Covid-19 downturn
Organisations in Saudi Arabia are using cloud computing services to help them navigate challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic
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June 01, 2020
01
Jun'20
Councils don't have a consistent view of cyber security, says report
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government releases findings around security perceptions of local authorities
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May 29, 2020
29
May'20
Test and Trace has not passed data protection impact assessment
Public Health England failed to complete the required impact assessment before launching the Covid-19 Test and Trace programme
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May 29, 2020
29
May'20
UK to join Covid-19 High-Performance Computing consortium
UK becomes first country outside the US to join group enabling researchers and scientists to access top supercomputers to help their work on the coronavirus
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May 28, 2020
28
May'20
UK government seeks innovations to tackle space debris
Organisations developing solutions in space surveillance and tracking will be able to bid for a share of a £1m funding pot
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May 27, 2020
27
May'20
BCS calls for computer coding in scientific research to be more professional
BCS position paper finds the software coding practices of non-computer-science scientists to be insufficiently professional
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May 27, 2020
27
May'20
Hospital uses robots to manage air supply to patients
Northampton General Hospital deploys automation to ensure oxygen is always available as demand increases amid Covid-19 crisis
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May 21, 2020
21
May'20
Cheshire deploys digital child health system during lockdown
Commissioning support unit joins up records of children across county into one integrated digital system, despite pandemic challenges
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May 21, 2020
21
May'20
Coronavirus: Dutch work on XR technology shows promise in pandemic scenario
Netherlands leads the way in the development of extended reality technology, which could prove its value in a crisis such as Covid-19
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May 20, 2020
20
May'20
Government eyes virtual reality projects with new funding
Investment increases in competition aimed at fast-tracking development of innovations arising from the coronavirus crisis
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May 20, 2020
20
May'20
Coronavirus: NHSX enlists military innovation hub for Covid-19 app project
Organisations will work together to gather and share coronavirus symptom data from third-party tracker apps
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May 19, 2020
19
May'20
NHS trusts sign up to automation app store
Healthcare trusts extend relationships with automation supplier through access to a cloud-based marketplace of pre-baked automation
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May 19, 2020
19
May'20
Innovate UK seeks ways to transform aviation with technology
Projects to develop new forms of air transportation can get a share of up to £30m in funding from Innovate UK
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May 18, 2020
18
May'20
Privacy advocates demand clarity over Covid-19 datastore
Government and NHS face questions about the involvement of private technology companies with coronavirus datastore
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May 18, 2020
18
May'20
NHS Scotland begins contact-tracing tech pilot
Three Scottish health boards are trialling coronavirus contact-tracing software which will be rolled out across the country at the end of this month
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May 18, 2020
18
May'20
NHS looks for remote monitoring tech
NHSX is seeking suppliers to help scale up remote monitoring across the health service in England, particularly for Covid-19 patients, and will go out to tender shortly
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May 15, 2020
15
May'20
Interview: Bev White, chief executive, Harvey Nash
The Harvey Nash executive talks about recruitment during the coronavirus crisis, a new wave of interest in outsourcing, and leadership skills and challenges
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May 15, 2020
15
May'20
Royal Berkshire NHS Trust uses AI to speed up stroke treatment
Trust has deployed an artificial intelligence app to help read and interpret scans so that clinicians can treat stroke patients better and more quickly