There was a cabinet reshuffle, as the Department for Health and Social Care responded to the latest developments to the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China. InterSystems announced it had added functionality to TrakCare to help clinicians screen and support patients,
Rows about the use of NHS data resurfaced, with the Guardian reporting that anonymised data sold to drug and tech companies could be traced to patients, and influential reports calling for mechanisms to protect public trust while supporting AI. Also this week, our advisory board met recently to talk digital maturity models and how they can be used across the NHS. Read a report of their discussion.
