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 […]
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King’s College London researchers launch new symptom tracking app
Researchers at King’s College London have launched a new symptom tracking app aimed to slow the spread of coronavirus. The new app which tracks symptoms related to novel coronavirus (COVID-19) allows anyone to self-report daily. It has been developed as a partnership between researchers at King’s and health data science company ZOE, […]
Cera Care to create 10,000 new jobs
Cera Care, a technology enabled home care company has announced it plans to create 10,000 new jobs, adding to its current 2,000 employees. The technology-enabled home care provider uses digital and data analytics to improve elderly care services. Through the app the company would previously deliver over 10,000 visits per […]
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 […]
USA developers launch USA Covid Near You tracking tool
US developers at Harvard and Boston Children’s Hospital have launched a USA COVID-19 tracking tool. The tool created by epidemiologists and software developers at Harvard, Boston Children’s Hospital and a group of volunteers from across the technology industry is called Covid Near You. It uses crowdsourced data to visualise maps to […]
Feature Part One: How tech is supporting the COVID-19 crisis
As part of our continued coverage of the COVID-19 outbreak, we take a look at some of the innovative health tech companies that are supporting the NHS, patients and staff alike in the current crisis. In this feature supported by Highland Marketing, we hear from companies across health and care […]
Daily SMS to be sent to most vulnerable
A new SMS service has launched today by NHSX, NHS Digital, NHS Business Services Authority and the Behavioural Insights Team to communicate to those considered most threatened by COVID-19. Daily text messages will be sent to these people identified by the NHS to protect themselves for at least 12 weeks. […]
World Health Organisation launches WhatsApp chatbot to support COVID-19 pandemic
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched a chatbot to be made available to millions of people through WhatsApp. The chatbot will provide trusted information on the COVID-19 situation through a messaging service in collaboration with Facebook and WhatsApp. To launch the service, message +41 79 475 22 09 and […]
NHSX launches new funding for innovators providing social care or mental health support
NHSX has launched a new programme to call for innovators to apply for funding of up to £25k that can support the elderly, vulnerable and self-isolating during COVID-19. The funding is aimed at helping innovations in the community, such as remote social care, optimising staffing in care and volunteering sectors and […]
World Health Organisation publishes global COVID-19 tracking dashboard
The World Health Organisation has launched a tracking dashboard to show every country affected by COVID-19. The dashboard can be accessed here: WHO Tracking Dashboard It features an interactive world map where the user can see numbers of infected in every country around the globe. Total confirmed cases Deaths Countries […]
