The Good Health Pass Collaborative, a group of organisations with an aim to help restore international travel with privacy-protecting digital health passes, has published its Interoperability Blueprint, proposing a “privacy-preserving alternative to vaccination certificates.” Developed over the past six months with contributions including 125 global organisations, a set of principles and standards […]
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Evergreen Life partners with Cievert to champion patient-led healthcare
Evergreen Life has announced the acquisition of Cievert, a company that focuses on making complex care pathways simple through digital tools. Evergreen Life, established by former clinical pharmacist, Stephen Critchlow, aims to put people in control of their health and wellbeing to get the care they want. Through the acquisition […]
NHS cervical screening system to go live in October
A new system to support the NHS cervical screening programme is set to go live in October 2021, NHS Digital has announced. Ahead of the launch, NHS Digital has published resources to support cervical screening teams prepare for the system, highlighting actions to be taken before the system goes live. […]
NHS Digital releases new Data Uses Register
NHS Digital has announced plans to improve transparency around how patient data is utilised and accessed, via a new Data Uses Register. According to the organisation, the ‘new interactive tool’ will make it easier to see who is viewing the data, what they are allowed to use it for and […]
Welsh portals link up with English trusts, update access to digital genetic results for cancer treatment
Digital Health and Care Wales has announced two new developments, cross-border sharing with trusts in England and an update on digital genetic test results. The Welsh Admin Portal (WAP) can now, for the first time, link up with hospitals across the border in England. The system that is used to […]
Data and digital standards forms part of NHSE Integrated Care Systems design framework
NHS England has published a design framework for NHS leaders and organisations, to provide guidance and operational commitments from April 2022 – with a section also dedicated specifically to digital and data. Published 16 June, the document sets out the next steps for Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) to ‘seize opportunities […]
NHS Digital Terminology Server goes live
The NHS Digital Terminology Server is now live. The platform supports data exchange between systems and integration of local coding systems with national and international coding languages, such as SNOMED-CT and FHIR. In September 2020, NHS Digital awarded a contract to Dedalus and CSIRO, the creators of Ontoserver, to implement […]
North East and North Cumbria ICS publishes data strategy
North East and North Cumbria ICS has published its strategy for providing data capability to support health and care projects for service improvements, new innovations and research. It’s ‘Trusted Research and Evaluation Environment strategy’ aims to support joint collaboration between health, care and academic institutions, using governed processes and a data […]
Funding extended to support primary care adopt digital staff pools
NHS England has announced an extension to a funding programme for Integrated Care Systems to adopt digital staff banks. Initially, each ICS was entitled to funding to select a digital solution before March 2021. However, the funding opportunity has now been extended to 30 September 2021. As part of an […]
Suppliers accredited for digital social care records purchasing framework
The NHSX Digitising Social Care Records Programme has launched its Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to support adult social care providers in England buy from an assured list of digital social care record solutions. Two suppliers, Nourish and Aspirico, have been assured and appointed to the purchasing framework, with more suppliers […]
