DHSC chiefs acknowledge slips in record-keeping over £600m Covid testing contracts
Leaders of health department and UKHSA admit to MPs that some meetings with Randox went undocumented
DWP signs potential £50m Atos deal for IT system to support personal independence payment assessments
Platform will go live with assessment providers next summer
NHS app to widen users’ access to health records
Strategy makes commitment to allow patients to view a greater range of information
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NHS Covid-19 app digs into design and user experience in £200k research drive
UKHSA awards two contracts to specialist firms
‘Treated as suspects’ – ICO calls for end to excessive demands for personal data of rape victims
Information commissioner tells forces to immediately stop gathering info in a manner he claims is putting a major dent in conviction rates
Government exploring digital vaccine passport for young children
Vaccines minister claim that consideration of feasibility is currently taking place
NHS signs £30m deal for ongoing support of Covid testing digital platforms
Accenture picked as supplier of choice for two-year contract that will cover support and ‘disaggregation’ activities
NHS signs £4.5m deal to ‘transform’ demographic data use and better match patients to records
Work aims to make it easier for NHS number to be found, which contract says will help reduce issues such as false death notices
Consultants earning average of £1,200 a day account for an eighth of UKHSA workforce
CEO Harries tells MPs that 58% of workers at public-health agency are civil servants
Revealed: Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme expects up to 2,500 Covid claims with £6m medical assessment firm appointed
Commercial documents reveal existing scheme for rare instances of severe adverse reactions expects approximately twentyfold increase in usage
Public-health agency explores use of satellites to collect Covid data
UKHSA undertakes workshops and consultancy exercises
NHS seeks tech firm to support emergency care data flows throughout winter peak
Contract floated for provider to assist with existing services and possible new features including real-time data feeds
Covid info has helped boost public confidence in official stats, says ONS chief
National statistician says research showing increased faith in government-backed research is ‘encouraging’
UKHSA plans nationwide ‘surveillance system’ for antibiotic resistance
Software platform will support collation and analysis of data on humans and the natural world
Dorset MP takes on YouTube after removal of video on ‘Covid vaccine damage’
Footage of Conservative Christopher Chope giving speech in Commons was taken down in accordance with ‘misinformation policies’
NHS signs £25m tech and data partner to support vaccine programme for next two years
Consultancy will support data flows and booking platforms
YouTube cites ‘Covid misinformation policies’ in removal of Tory MP’s parliament speech
Christopher Chope laments ‘cancel culture’ after video of him talking in Commons about ‘Covid-19 vaccine damage’ is taken down from website
DHSC picks IT firm to support NHS Covid Pass in potential £18m deal
Department is to work with Netcompany – which is also supporting the NHS Covid-19 contact-tracing app
DfE offers £145k in search for tech-savvy operations chief
Chosen applicant will have oversight of major digital and data programmes
NHS conducts £300k cyber review of Covid Pass
Contract signed with consultancy Mason Advisory
ONS seeks senior statistician to lead analysis of Covid infection data
Deputy director-level role comes with salary of £71,000
NHS signs £1.4m deal for provision of rare and genetic disease database
Platform will enable users to search data on variants of inherited conditions
‘Government’s slow progress on data hampered pandemic preparedness’
Report from Public Accounts Committee calls for Cabinet Office to set out plan to improve availability, quality and use of information
NHS and government developing ‘digital marker’ for GPs to add firearms records to patient data
New system will make it easier to flag gun ownership