Government taps AI and machine learning to analyse Test and Trace data
Joint Biosecurity Centre to work with Turing Institute and Royal Statistical Society
NHS Grampian adopts digital triage and consultation platform
Scottish health board rolls out technology system
Fewer than one in ten patients has online access to GP medical records
Minister reveals limited adoption of tech tools
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Health data watchdog finds public acceptance of increased information-sharing during coronavirus – but not beyond
National Data Guardian report finds that as many as a third of population lack trust in government use of data
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At the recent Local Government ICT Summit, PublicTechnology talked to Gloucestershire County Council and SAP Concur about how authorities can support new ways of working
NHS creates £15m framework for use of AI in treating strokes
Health service’s NHS SBS joint venture seeks suppliers for procurement vehicle
Lost data on 16,000 coronavirus cases pinned on Excel
The limitations of the popular Microsoft software likely caused the delays in processing data
Contact-tracing app downloads top 10 million
Government claims almost half a million businesses have printed QR-code posters
Contact-tracing app launches today
Major networks announce that use of program will not be taken from data allowances
Shadow minister claims government ‘addicted’ to outsourcing
Rachel Reeves criticises amount of public money spent with private firms
Digital inclusion is vital during the COVID-19 accelerated channel shift
Accessibility requirements aren’t restrictions that need to be overcome - they’re guidelines to improve online experiences for everyone, says Jadu VP Richard Friend
London NHS bodies team up to plan £2m digital mental-health platform for young people
Ten CCGs and trusts look to improve access to remote services
NHS opens bidding on £1bn PC and print framework
Suppliers sought across six lots covering a comprehensive range of end-user devices
Doctors’ union to review use of video consultations
BMA board will examine how best to use technology going forward and calls for government to take heed of its findings
Hancock urges citizens not to ‘game the system’ as people find local coronavirus tests by claiming to live 500 miles away
Twickenham MP claims her constituents have been able to book local tests only by entering an Aberdeen postcode
The coronavirus ‘infodemic’: truth and conspiracy online
The spread of online misinformation during the Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated a public health crisis. PublicTechnology digs into a recent parliamentary inquiry to find out more about the response from social media companies and government
Personal data of all Welsh coronavirus cases compromised in breach
Public Health Wales says leak that affected more than 18,000 people to have tested positive was attributable to ‘human error’
Hancock hails ‘defining moment’ in virus response as NHS contact-tracing app to launch nationwide this month
Businesses urged to prepare for 24 September
Policymakers must start asking difficult questions on the ethics of AI in healthcare
Government needs to begin working with citizens and industry to address the risks created by the use of new technology, according to Jessica Morley and Luciano Floridi of the Oxford Internet Institute
Order for NHS to share confidential patient data extended to March 2021
All parts of the NHS instructed to share information as required to support coronavirus response
Lifesaving data – how NHS Digital has worked with researchers to support coronavirus response
Research director Tom Denwood explains how the national digital services agency has helped use information to better understand issues including effective treatments for Covid-19 and the impact on patients suffering from other conditions
Hancock pledges to ‘innovate our way out of this crisis’ as government puts £500m into rapid tests
Trials of ‘next-generation technology’ could support the rollout of a mass testing programme
Government puts £50m into using AI for disease diagnosis
Money will fund expansion of work at three centres
Bidding opens on £800m NHS Digital framework
Procurement vehicle will appoint a small selection of suppliers to support development of services