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NHS signs £5m one-year renewal for vaccine-booking platform
National body signs deal for system that allows local health-service entities to manage rollout
NHS Covid Pass set to be phased out within nine months
Government is considering ‘transition options’ ahead of planned closure of programme for vaccination certification
Order for NHS to share confidential patient info renewed for four months
Sajid Javid signs off fifth renewal of pandemic-response measure first introduced in March 2020
DHSC signs potential £300k deal for sensors to monitor desk occupancy in Leeds and London
Deal will also see technology deployed in meeting rooms and recreation areas
‘Remote monitoring and virtual wards’ – Javid unveils NHS tech transformation plan to clear Covid backlogs
Health secretary claims that use of NHS app is ‘at the heart of’ strategy to reform health service
NHS Covid app update expands symptom checklist and softens guidance for English users
Latest version of software removes suggestion users may have coronavirus and countdown clock – except for Welsh users, who are still told to isolated and get tested
Covid inquiry: Government lawyers sign £23m deals for document disclosure
Long-term contracts cover data from a range of specified departments
DHSC chiefs acknowledge slips in record-keeping over £600m Covid testing contracts
Leaders of health department and UKHSA admit to MPs that some meetings with Randox went undocumented
DWP signs potential £50m Atos deal for IT system to support personal independence payment assessments
Platform will go live with assessment providers next summer
NHS app to widen users’ access to health records
Strategy makes commitment to allow patients to view a greater range of information
NHS Covid-19 app digs into design and user experience in £200k research drive
UKHSA awards two contracts to specialist firms
‘Treated as suspects’ – ICO calls for end to excessive demands for personal data of rape victims
Information commissioner tells forces to immediately stop gathering info in a manner he claims is putting a major dent in conviction rates
Government exploring digital vaccine passport for young children
Vaccines minister claim that consideration of feasibility is currently taking place
NHS signs £30m deal for ongoing support of Covid testing digital platforms
Accenture picked as supplier of choice for two-year contract that will cover support and ‘disaggregation’ activities
NHS signs £4.5m deal to ‘transform’ demographic data use and better match patients to records
Work aims to make it easier for NHS number to be found, which contract says will help reduce issues such as false death notices
Consultants earning average of £1,200 a day account for an eighth of UKHSA workforce
CEO Harries tells MPs that 58% of workers at public-health agency are civil servants
Revealed: Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme expects up to 2,500 Covid claims with £6m medical assessment firm appointed
Commercial documents reveal existing scheme for rare instances of severe adverse reactions expects approximately twentyfold increase in usage
Public-health agency explores use of satellites to collect Covid data
UKHSA undertakes workshops and consultancy exercises
NHS seeks tech firm to support emergency care data flows throughout winter peak
Contract floated for provider to assist with existing services and possible new features including real-time data feeds
Covid info has helped boost public confidence in official stats, says ONS chief
National statistician says research showing increased faith in government-backed research is ‘encouraging’
UKHSA plans nationwide ‘surveillance system’ for antibiotic resistance
Software platform will support collation and analysis of data on humans and the natural world