Healthcare Roundup 28 May 2021

Former prime ministerial adviser Dominic Cummings gave explosive testimony to MPs about the government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. The impact on Whitehall is likely to be felt until the official public inquiry; the terms of which Cummings has now helped to set.

NHS Digital launched a new GP data collection that brought back echoes of the care.data programme; but may be more intrusive in its scope and application. Patients have until 23 June to opt out. Two trusts picked e-prescribing solutions and DrDoctor picked up another big customer.