Scottish NHS staff offered mental-health apps
Two programs offered for free to front-line workers
Birmingham launches free online counselling service for young people
Tool from specialist firm XenZone offers web-based counselling
NHS to offer trusts free online video tool for outpatient consultations
Organisations will also be offered £20,000 to support investment in hardware
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Government proposes big expansion of smart ticketing for trains
DfT launches consultation on plans to create a seamless pay-as-you-go area encompassing much of south-east England
DfE minister urges schools to ban smartphones
Nick Gibb warns against the dangers of ‘excessive’ screen time for children
Government ‘expects resolution’ to settled status app iPhone compatibility issues
The Home Office claims it is ‘working constructively with Apple’
EE swipes £21m mobile deal with Police Scotland
Mobile operator will work with Motorola, Samsung, and BlackBerry to deliver tech
Mobiles and tablets now account for majority of GOV.UK traffic
Report from the Institute for Government shows shift in how citizens access government website
Government plans revamp of flexible working policy
Changes will include additions to civil service jobs site
Elderly to showcase smart homes in digital inclusion project
DCMS unveils project to help 'digital boomers' get online
The biggest stories of 2018 – part two
We revisit the big news and major events from the second half of 2018
Scottish 4G coverage less than half that of England
Ofcom report shows just 38% of Scotland has good data coverage from all four networks
London picks new tech for election vote counting
Local authority opts for software from Smartmatic
Cambridgeshire’s connectivity mission
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority is investing £13.6m to boost connectivity. Gill Hitchcock reports on the challenging targets and the delivery team working with suppliers to remove barriers and pave the way for success
Hospital trials app for on-demand porters
Northwick Park Hospital in north-west London rolls out tablets and smartphones for staff to request porters
Home Office awards £8m biometrics deal to Mastek
Indian tech services firm adds application development contract to the £5m DevOps and support deal it won earlier this year
HMRC picked out as Whitehall paragon of smart working
Report from think tank Reform praises initiatives such as equipping large numbers of the department’s workforce with tablet computers
Airwave to get three-year extension as government resets Emergency Services Network project
New services to be rolled out incrementally as Motorola Solutions agrees to continue support outgoing platform
Brent Council offers ‘drone pilot apprenticeship’
Chosen candidate will ultimately ‘promote the use of drone services within the council’
West Midlands selected for £50m 5G testbed
Connected ambulances, live streaming CCTV and driverless cars all part of initial plans
Met Police builds own fingerprint scanner
London force launches new technology it claims will save £200,000 a year and allow for far more widespread rollout than would otherwise be possible
Barts trials virtual appointments for heart and cancer patients
London hospital claims use of technology has massively reduced missed appointments
Results-day app to allow teachers to compare annual variations in GCSE and A-level results
Ofqual creates tool for looking at trends locally and nationally
Emergency Services Network rollout given red-light warning in annual major projects review
The annual report from the Infrastructure and Projects Authority shows government tech programmes of work are a mixed bag