A new £2.6 million fund is being made available to develop high tech projects to support the health service tackle the coronavirus. The UK Space Agency has opened a call for proposals process to fund successful projects that might use satellite data and drone technology to meet some of the […]
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NHS COVID-19 symptom checker launched to help build up additional data
An online symptom checker has been launched to help the NHS coordinate its response and build up additional data on the COVID-19 pandemic. NHS England, NHSX and NHS Digital collaborated to develop the Coronavirus Status Checker to ask people with potential symptoms to complete the online questionnaire. The short survey is […]
NHS teams-up with tech giants for live COVID-19 data dashboard
NHS England and Improvement and NHSX have teamed up with tech giants to consolidate key data sets to inform COVID-19 decision making. The group is to develop a data platform and dashboard that will provide organisations with secure, reliable and timely data to make informed, effective decisions. The data will […]
NHS WhatsApp COVID-19 chatbot launched
The Government has today launched a Coronavirus Information Service through WhatsApp. The chatbot will provide anyone with trustworthy and timely information about coronavirus. To launch the service send hi to +44 7860 064422 on WhatsApp. It will also allow the government to send messages through WhatsApp to users and for users […]
Health Education England launches COVID-19 e-learning programme
UK health and care workforce have been given free open access to an e-learning programme on COVID-19 developed by Health Education England. The pandemic has spurred the creation of the programme which will be given to all those working in the NHS, the independent sector and social care. Including in […]
Public Health England publishes live coronavirus tracking dashboard
Public Health England have published an interactive tracking dashboard for the spread of COVID-19. The dashboard includes statistics on total cases, daily confirmed cases and total deaths in the UK. The information is displayed in bar chart format broken down into England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. There is also a […]
NHS tackles coronavirus fake news online
NHS England has today announced a number of initiatives to ensure the public receive accurate information on the coronavirus. The NHS will work with Google, Twitter, Instagram and Facebook to implement measures to promote good and verified advice. It includes Google providing access to verified NHS guidance when someone searches for […]
NHS introduces online coronavirus advice tool
A new online tool has be launched to support people get quick, reliable advice about coronavirus, following a surge in enquiries. NHS England said more than 35,000 people used the NHS 111 site in a single day over the weekend to get help and advice and the new online tool has […]
Hospify approved for NHS Apps Library
NHS Digital has approved the Hospify app, a secure, compliant and free-to-use clinical messaging app, for its NHS App Library. Following 12 months of testing the app is now available in the NHS Apps Library to provide a tool for clinical professionals to communicate, without using WhatsApp. The app underwent an assessment process […]
NHS trust consortium signs 8 year deal with Sectra
A consortium of NHS trusts around the south coast of England has signed an eight year contract renewal with Sectra for its imaging technology. The deal means the trusts part of the group will seamlessly share and access half a million more images across the region and make them available […]
