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.
Digital Health Unplugged: The future of mental health technology
14 January 2025
This episode of Digital Health Unplugged features Holly Coole from the MHRA discussing the regulation
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
14 January 2025
Our latest news roundup covers cleaning robots at South Tees Hospitals and a £10 million
Government announces AI Action Plan including health data library
14 January 2025
Prime minister Keir Starmer has unveiled details of the government’s AI Opportunities Action Plan, which
Microsoft confirmed as Rewired 2025 co-headline sponsor
13 January 2025
Microsoft has been confirmed as the co-headline sponsor of Digital Health Rewired 2025, the UK’s
CBT-based app helps children self-manage anxiety through ‘quests’
13 January 2025
A CBT-based mobile game designed to help children self-manage anxiety is now available across Herefordshire
