In our latest interview we speak with Sam Allen, CEO at Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust who takes us through her journey from NHS receptionist to CEO. We chat to Sam ahead of a presentation she will be delivering at the upcoming Mental Health Recovery Summit, supported by HTN. We […]
Tag: Corona
COVID cases data overlay on Google Maps
Google is to release new functionality this week to overlay COVID cases data on Google Maps. Data from 220 countries will be used to overlay Google Maps, enabling a user to drill down to a location to understand key metrics, such as the seven-day average of new COVID cases per […]
Details of 18,000 who tested positive for COVID-19 accidentally published
An online mistake by Public Health Wales has seen the details of more than 18,000 people who tested positive for coronavirus published. Public Health Wales said “The incident, which was the result of individual human error, occurred on the afternoon of 30 August 2020 when the personal data of 18,105 […]
Northern Ireland StopCOVID app to cover young people
Northern Ireland’s Department of Health has announced its StopCOVID NI app is to cover children and young people, starting from next month. The app was launched towards the end of July, and has to date been downloaded more than 300,000 times. Out of 281 ratings on the Apple App Store the app […]
Information sharing platform roll-out accelerated to support clinicians
An information sharing platform has been deployed across Dudley months ahead of a planned go live. The Allscripts dbMotion platform, was due to be deployed this summer, following testing and a proof of concept with local GPs. To support clinical teams access vital information, The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust […]
Feature: COVID-19 phase 3 recovery report
A letter issued by NHS boss, Sir Simon Stevens and Amanda Pritchard, NHS Chief Operating Officer, has explained the third phase of the NHS’s response to COVID-19 and the health service’s priorities which has raised concerns amongst health experts that targets may not be met, a report published today by […]
Government places £161m order for 5.8 million DnaNudge COVID-19 tests
The government has announced it has placed a £161 million order for 5.8 million COVID-19 test kits to be used across the NHS from September. The order will see DnaNudge’s lab-free, 90-minute test, rolled out nationally in urgent patient care and elective surgery settings, with further deployments in out-of-hospital settings. […]
StopCOVID NI mobile app to launch
Northern Ireland Health Minister, Robin Swann has announced a new mobile phone app to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 is ready for deployment this week. The StopCOVID NI proximity app will anonymously alert users if they have been in close contact with another user who has tested positive for the […]
Self-care tech platform partners with Imperial College London to map COVID-19 symptoms
Researchers from Imperial College London have launched a new initiative with self-care technology platform Your.MD. The organisations will collaborate to map and research the spread of coronavirus of people with self-reported mild or moderate COVID-19. The tool from Your.MD is called COVID-19 Symptom Mapper, which compares, analyses and maps reported symptoms worldwide […]
PHE publishes new data tool looking at the wider impacts of COVID-19 on health
Public Health England has published a new data tool looking at the wider impacts of COVID-19 on health. The tool focuses on a range of topics from alcohol consumption to physical activity and mental wellbeing. The data highlights how lives and habits have changed during the pandemic. The resource was […]
