Google and Apple release their contact-tracing software
22 May 2020
12:05 AM
Google and Apple have released their Covid-19 contact-tracing software which can be used by smartphones across the globe.
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Inaugural CNIO survey reveals desire for formal career pathways
21 May 2020
4:00 PM
Many nurses and allied health professionals who are working in healthcare IT feel their role should be certified, a Digital Health survey has revealed.
NHS coronavirus contact-tracing app ‘delayed until June’
21 May 2020
2:00 PM
Health secretary Matt Hancock had previously said the app would be rolled out by mid-May, as had NHSX chief Matthew Gould.
Digital Health Summer Schools to go virtual for 2020
21 May 2020
11:00 AM
The Digital Health Summer Schools have gone virtual this year, with two days of online learning, networking and collaboration expected to take place.
App provides on-the-spot mental health crisis support
21 May 2020
12:05 AM
A team of trained mental health professionals will offer direct video support to responders and patients in a bid to reduce unnecessary A&E attendances.
Centralised approach to contact-tracing app ‘based on shaky assumptions’
20 May 2020
2:00 PM
Privacy expert Polly Sanderson told Digital Health News there were “serious issues” associated with relying on the self-reporting of symptoms.
Three Scottish trusts trial Covid-19 contact-tracing software
20 May 2020
11:00 AM
The pilot will allow the trusts to test the software, which will be used by contact tracers to collect the information they need digitally.
NHS SBS plans healthcare AI solutions framework
16 January 2025
NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) is planning the formation of a new framework agreement
CQC says 500 inspection reports are stuck in IT platform
16 January 2025
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) revealed that it has around 500 reports which are “stuck”
Robeauté raises £23m to develop rice-sized neurosurgical robots
15 January 2025
Robeauté has raised $28m (£23m) to develop its microrobots which enter the brain to diagnose,
Royal Bolton Hospital opens digital autopsy suite
15 January 2025
Royal Bolton Hospital is carrying out digital autopsies that reduce invasive post-mortems and release bodies
Cera secures more than £123m to roll out AI-led home healthcare
15 January 2025
UK health tech firm Cera has completed a transaction in excess of $150m (£123m) to
